UNICEF: More than 200 Children Have Died in Lebanon due to Israeli Airstrikes since October 2023
In his statement, the spokesman mentioned at least six Israeli airstrikes in various locations in Lebanon over the past 10 days, which have caused the deaths of several children. Nov 19, 2024 Photo: EFE
November 19, 2024 Hour: 9:34 pm
Elder noted that the number of children killed has risen to at least 231 since the war began last year, with an alarming average of three deaths per day in the past two months. In addition to deaths, approximately 1,100 children have suffered injuries and trauma as a result of the violence.
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Since the beginning of the conflict in October 2023, more than 200 children have been killed and over 1,000 injured in Lebanon due to indiscriminate attacks by Israel, according to James Elder, spokesman for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), during a press conference in Geneva, Switzerland.
Elder noted that the number of children killed has risen to at least 231 since the war began last year, with an alarming average of three deaths per day in the past two months. In addition to deaths, approximately 1,100 children have suffered injuries and trauma as a result of the violence.
In his statement, the spokesman mentioned at least six Israeli airstrikes in various locations in Lebanon over the past 10 days, which have caused the deaths of several children.
The Lebanese Ministry of Health reports that among the 3,452 people who have died since the beginning of the conflict, 231 are children.
Elder also noted worrying similarities between the situation of children in Lebanon and those in the Gaza Strip, warning that what is intolerable is becoming acceptable and that horrific events are normalizing.
The Lebanese Ministry of Health reports that of the more than 14,600 wounded since the beginning of the war, 1,330 are children, underlining the devastating reality facing children in this region.
Autor: MLM
Fuente: Al Mayadeen - EFE - thecradle.co
