UNITED NATIONS: UN humanitarian officials called Tuesday (Oct 8) for urgent action to stop the escalating conflict in Lebanon from spiralling into a similar scene of devastation as seen in Gaza. "We n
Smoke billows over Beirut southern suburbs after a strike, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Sin El Fil, Lebanon October 8, 2024. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh"We need to do everything we can to stop that from happening," said Matthew Hollingworth, Lebanon country director for the United Nations ' World Food Programme.
The Oct 7 attack left 1,206 dead, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based on official Israeli figures, which includes hostages killed in captivity.Hollingworth said many people were fleeing because they"have watched over the last year as the war in Gaza has continued and neighbourhoods have been decimated and pounded, and that is deep in their gut, in their hearts, in their minds".
"The devastation is beyond belief for all people in Lebanon as it is in Gaza. We can't let this happen again." While WFP is currently able to reach around 150,000 people a day, they"need to be reaching, at this point, almost a million people per day", he said.
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