Heartbreaking

On average 11 children killed or injured every 24 hours in past week in Lebanon, says UN children’s agency

GENEVA: An average ​of 11 children have been killed or injured every 24 hours in Lebanon in the last week, as Israel expanded strikes across the country in spite of a ‌ceasefire being in ‌place. Heavy Israeli ​strikes ‌hit ⁠towns ​and villages ⁠in southern Lebanon overnight on Wednesday and into Thursday, after Israel declared a new swathe of the area “a combat zone.” On Thursday, an Israeli strike ⁠hit a building in ‌the southern ‌suburbs of Beirut amid ​a ceasefire ‌that has failed to halt ‌fighting between Israeli troops and Hezbollah in south Lebanon.