The United Nations children’s agency UNICEF has warned that intensified Israeli airstrikes across Lebanon are having a catastrophic impact on children, after bombardments on Tuesday reportedly killed 33 children and injured 153 within minutes, reports Al Jazeera.
UNICEF said the latest bloodshed adds to a “staggering” total of about 600 children killed or injured in Lebanon since March 2.
More than one million people have been uprooted nationwide, including an estimated 390,000 children, many displaced multiple times, it added.
The agency said it has received reports of children being pulled from under rubble, with others missing, separated from families and suffering severe trauma after losing loved ones and homes.
“International humanitarian law is clear: civilians, including children, must be protected at all times,” it added.
Bd-pratidin English/TR
