Lebanon crisis: UN launches $426 million aid appeal as ‘limited’ ground invasion reportedly begins

UN humanitarians launched a $426 million appeal for Lebanon on Tuesday to support one million people uprooted by widespread Israeli shelling amid what Israel has described as a “limited, localised and targeted” ground operation into Lebanon, across the UN-patrolled line of separation.

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Lebanon crisis: UN launches $426 million aid appeal as ‘limited’ ground invasion reportedly begins

Victims of deadly Lebanon escalation describe fleeing ‘total destruction’

03 Oct 2024

People in Lebanon uprooted by Israeli airstrikes including in central Beirut have described being forced to flee “total destruction”, amid fresh reports of Hezbollah projectile attacks into Israel and close-quarter clashes along the UN-patrolled line of separation between the two countries.

All-out war ‘must be avoided in Lebanon at all costs’: Guterres

01 Oct 2024

The UN Secretary-General on Tuesday called for an immediate ceasefire between Israeli forces and Hezbollah militants, as Israel launched what it described as a “limited” ground incursion into Southern Lebanon.

Lebanon crisis: over one million people flee strikes amid invasion fears

30 Sep 2024

More than one million people across Lebanon have been uprooted by ongoing and deadly Israeli airstrikes across the country, including one reported early Monday morning in a residential area of central Beirut, adding to fears of a full-scale invasion.