Gaza war spillover compounds misery for most vulnerable in Lebanon

Children as young as four are being forced to go to work in Lebanon amid a “massive collapse” in humanitarian funding and escalating hostilities on the country’s southern border with Israel that threaten to spiral into a “full-scale war”, UN child experts said on Tuesday. https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2024/04/1149166
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Gaza war spillover compounds misery for most vulnerable in Lebanon
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Escalating Lebanon-Israel aggressions provoking ‘very dangerous situation’

06 Aug 2021

The UN Interim Force in Lebanon, UNIFIL, said on Friday that escalating hostilities over the past two days involving Lebanese and Israeli forces have created “a very dangerous situation” in the volatile border region.

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Lebanon escalation: UN boosts support at border with Syria

Lebanon escalation: UN boosts support at border with Syria

25 Sep 2024

The serious escalation in hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel has forced “tens of thousands” of people to flee their homes in Lebanon, including Syrian refugees, leaving border routes to Syria choked with vehicles trying to get through, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Wednesday.

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Lebanon crisis: ‘This is just the beginning’ say those impacted by deadly escalation

Lebanon crisis: ‘This is just the beginning’ say those impacted by deadly escalation

27 Sep 2024

The sudden and massive escalation between Israel and the Hezbollah armed group in Lebanon has created widespread fear that even worse is to come, UN humanitarians said on Friday.