Israeli strikes have killed more than 100 children in Lebanon since the latest escalation between Israel and Hezbollah began, Lebanon’s Health Ministry said Friday, as the overall death toll rose to 773 amid growing concern over civilian casualties.
It says a total of 773 people have been killed during the latest conflict. Sixty-two women are among those killed, and over 1,900 people have been wounded, according to the ministry.
The U.N.'s children's agency UNICEF also said the situation for millions of children in Lebanon is catastrophic.
"Children must be protected under all circumstances," emphasized Christian Schneider, executive director of UNICEF Germany, in a report.
Earlier, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) said that Lebanon is nearing a breaking point as mass displacement accelerates, with humanitarian groups warning that the scale of the crisis is growing by the hour.
