Monday 23 September, 2024 “was the worst day for Lebanon in 18 years”, United Nations Children’s Fund Lebanon (UNICEF Lebanon) said.
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| People who fled their villages in southern Lebanon are received at an art institute transformed to a shelter for persons displaced by conflict in Beirut. Photo: Fadel Itani/AFP via aljazeera.com |
This is coming following Israeli strikes in Lebanon that “killed 558”.
UNICEF Lebanon said, “50 children were killed in a single day out of 558” lives lost in the Israeli attacks “yesterday”.
It added, “violence is escalating” in the region and “countless children are at risk”.
According to UNICEF Lebanon: “Yesterday was the worst day for Lebanon in 18 years.
50 children out of 558 killed in a single day. That’s more children than were killed in Lebanon in the past 11 months. Violence is escalating, putting countless children at risk.”
