Children play in a school converted into a shelter for people fleeing Israeli bombardments on the Baalbeck region, in the town of Deir al-Ahmar, eastern Lebanon, on Nov. 1, 2024. (Credit: Noor Habchy/AFP)
More than 200 children have been killed in Lebanon, nearly two months into the war between Israel and Hezbollah, UNICEF said on Tuesday, averaging “more than three” killed a day.
“Although more than 200 children have been killed in Lebanon in less than two months, a disconcerting trend is emerging: These deaths are being met with inertia by those in a position to put an end to this violence,” said a spokesperson for the United Nations Children's Fund, James Elder, at a press briefing in Geneva.
More than 200 children have been killed in Lebanon, nearly two months into the war between Israel and Hezbollah, UNICEF said on Tuesday, averaging “more than three” killed a day.
“Although more than 200 children have been killed in Lebanon in less than two months, a disconcerting trend is emerging: These deaths are being met with inertia by those in a position to put an end to this violence,” said a spokesperson for the United Nations Children's Fund, James Elder, at a press briefing in Geneva.
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