Save the Children estimates the number of people displaced last week at 400,000, of which 140,000 were children. More than half of the displacements occur internally, within Lebanon, and the rest are people who have left the country.
Since the start of Israel’s wave of attacks and bombardments on Lebanon ten days ago, with the simultaneous and massive explosion of electronic devices, thousands upon thousands of families have fled southern Lebanon and the capital Beirut.
This is evident from a report presented on Friday by Save the childrento 140,000 boys and girls are among those who are close 400,000 displaced people registered since the beginning of the attacks.
The non-governmental organization states that many of the minors are arriving at the shelters serious signs of anxiety because of the impact of the offensive on their lives. “Children tell us that they feel like there is danger everywhere and that they can never be safe. Any loud noise makes them jump,” said Jennifer Moorehead, director of Save the Children Lebanon.
During this week, the NGO distributed mattresses, blankets, pillows, water and other essential items to nearly 5,000 people in 30 shelters across the country, including the North, South, Becá Valley and Mount Lebanon.
Moorehead urged “all parties” to “immediately reduce tensions” and comply with and enforce international humanitarian law. “This must happen now to prevent further suffering for children and their families,” he concluded.
The UN Humanitarian Coordination Office in Lebanon Today yielded another piece of information: the number of internally displaced people as a result of armed violence is now well over 200,000. The 110,000 displaced persons registered until Monday, after the first wave of violence with the explosions of pagers and walkie-talkies, are being added. the 118,000 who have left their homes since Monday.
As explained by the representative of the said agency, Imran Riza, 500 shelters have been set up to accommodate approximately 80,000 displaced persons, 300 of which are in public schools.
He has pointed out that caring for the injured is one of the most pressing issues at the moment, as the healthcare system had already reached a point of near collapse following the explosions of the devices, which caused thousands of injuries.
Source: EITB
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