A building hit by an Iranian drone strike in Manama, the capital of the State of Bahrain, on Feb. 28, 2026. (Illustrative photo: Reuters)
Every war has what is quantifiable: the number of civilian and military deaths, the toll of children killed — which stands at 296 so far; the extent of destruction; the spread of devastation of infrastructure and homes; the annihilation of factories and refineries; the destruction of economic circuits, atmospheric degradation, and pollution of waterways...And then there is what is unquantifiable: the pain of the victims' loved ones, the psychological trauma of the population, and especially the future of children deprived of school. "The escalation of the war threatens the education of 20 million schoolchildren out of the 50 million in the region, including Iran, Lebanon, Palestine and part of the Gulf," UNICEF's spokesperson for the Middle East and North Africa told L’Orient Today. "This conflict represents one of...
Every war has what is quantifiable: the number of civilian and military deaths, the toll of children killed — which stands at 296 so far; the extent of destruction; the spread of devastation of infrastructure and homes; the annihilation of factories and refineries; the destruction of economic circuits, atmospheric degradation, and pollution of waterways...And then there is what is unquantifiable: the pain of the victims' loved ones, the psychological trauma of the population, and especially the future of children deprived of school. "The escalation of the war threatens the education of 20 million schoolchildren out of the 50 million in the region, including Iran, Lebanon, Palestine and part of the Gulf," UNICEF's spokesperson for the Middle East and North Africa told L’Orient Today. "This conflict represents...
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