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On average 11 children killed or injured daily in past week in Lebanon, says UN children’s agency
UNICEF said 77 children were killed or injured in seven days, and 55 have died since the ceasefire began, despite calls to protect civilians.
- On Friday, UNICEF reported 77 children killed or injured in Lebanon over the past week, averaging 11 every 24 hours as Israeli strikes continue despite an April 16 ceasefire.
- Heavy Israeli strikes hit southern Lebanon overnight Wednesday and into Thursday after Israel declared new swaths of the area "a combat zone," intensifying violence despite the April 16 ceasefire with Iran-backed Hezbollah.
- The World Health Organization reported 27 attacks on healthcare facilities since the ceasefire, resulting in 25 deaths and 42 injuries, while more than 3,200 people have been killed by Israeli attacks since March 2.
- Israeli and Lebanese military delegations are meeting at the Pentagon today, Friday, for US-mediated security talks, ahead of a renewed political negotiation process expected next week.
- Reports suggest Israeli troops have advanced beyond the ceasefire's "Yellow Line," while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the military is "operating with large forces on the ground and seizing dominant terrain.
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According to UNICEF, 55 children have been killed in Lebanon and 212 wounded since the United States declared a cease-fire between Lebanon and Israel in April. UNICEF spokesman: 'Children and civilian infrastructure must be protected'
·Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
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Eleven children killed, injured every 24 hours in Lebanon, UN says
Eleven children have been killed or injured on average every 24 hours in Lebanon over the last week, the U.N.'s children's agency said on Friday, as Israel has expanded strikes across the country despite a ceasefire.
·New York, United States
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Total News Sources23
Leaning Left6Leaning Right4Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution46% Left
Bias Distribution
- 46% of the sources lean Left
46% Left
L 46%
C 23%
R 31%
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