Lebanon: UN agencies call for ceasefire as war worsens dire conditions

United Nations News
Nov 02, 2024

Lebanon: UN agencies call for ceasefire as war worsens dire conditions


The humanitarian situation in Lebanon has surpassed the devastation wrought by the war with Israel in 2006, UN agencies said on Saturday, publishing the latest updates from the ground amid calls for an immediate ceasefire.

 

A new Israel airstrike hit the border post of Joussieh, where many Lebanese and Syrian people are crossing to escape the violence.

“Humanitarian structures are also struck,” said Filippo Grandi, head of the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, in a social media post early Saturday.

“Even fleeing (and taking care of those who flee) are becoming difficult and dangerous as the war continues to spreads,” he said.

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