According to media reports, Israel follows Israeli airstrikes in the city’s southern suburbs.
The development comes as violence between Israeli forces and Hezbollah follows nearly a year of fighting in Gaza along the undivided dividing line in southern Lebanon known as the Blue Line.
avoid all wars
Stéphane Dujarric, spokesman for the Secretary-General, issued statement “This cycle of violence must stop now, and all sides must step back from the crisis.”
“The people of Israel and the wider Lebanese region cannot afford a war of war.” he said
Mr. Guterres United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 (2006) And immediately return to cessation of hostilities.
Resolution 1701 was adopted in August 2006 and aimed to end the war that erupted in Lebanon that year between Israel and Hezbollah. It called for an end to hostilities, the withdrawal of Israeli forces, and the establishment of a demilitarized zone.
The Secretary-General also reiterated his long-standing appeal immediate ceasefire in Gaza and release of all hostages It is held in the Enclave.
family moving
The assault on Beirut triggered a new wave of mass displacement.
In response to this, the UN Children’s Agency, UNICEFWe have expanded Operation Shelter to support families who need to move.
Emergency supplies are being distributed to more than 5,000 people. said In a post on social media platform X (formerly Twitter).
The number of people heading to Lebanon’s border with Syria is “growing rapidly,” according to the UN refugee agency. UNHCR.
UNHCR said new arrivals, including women, children and the elderly, “are exhausted after traveling for hours without food and water.” tweet.
Airstrikes displace thousands
Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon have forced thousands of people, including Palestinian refugees living in the country, to flee their homes.
Cross-border incidents have been replaced 211,319 people According to data from the International Organization for Migration after October 2023 (iom).
a team from UN agencies supporting Palestinian refugees; unrwaChairman Philippe Lazzarini is responding on Saturday. tweet.
Trauma, uncertainty and fear
UNRWA has opened seven emergency shelters across the country that currently host 1,600 people, including Lebanese citizens and Palestinian and Syrian refugees.
“A lot of people have been traumatized by the bombings, the uncertainty and the fear,” Lazzarini said. “For some people, the trauma comes back to life after repeated cycles of conflict for decades.”
He warned that further escalation of the war would bring more suffering to civilians.
Mr. Lazzarini ended his tweet by emphasizing that civilians should be protected, but civilian infrastructure should not be targeted.
