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UN Refugee Agency Chief Decries ‘Terrible Crisis’ in Lebanon

BySani Magaji Garko

Oct 5, 2024

The head of the United Nations (UN) refugee agency (UNHCR) has arrived in Lebanon on a “solidarity” visit for the hundreds of thousands of Lebanese affected by Israeli bombardment and needing international support.

UNHCR chief Filippo Grandi said on social network X that “Lebanon faces a terrible crisis” as “hundreds of thousands of people are left destitute or displaced by Israeli air strikes”.

“I have come here in solidarity with those affected, to support the humanitarian effort and to ask for more international help,” he said.

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Also Saturday, UN humanitarian coordinator in Lebanon Imran Riza warned about the impact of the strikes on health care, as Israel hits what it says are Hezbollah targets.

“Throughout the past days we have been witnessing an alarming increase in attacks against health care” in Lebanon, Riza said in a statement on X.

“Health workers are paying the heaviest price with their lives. The health system is on the brink of collapsing,” he warned.

A day earlier, at least four hospitals in Lebanon announced the suspension of services amid ongoing Israeli bombardment.

Rescuers said 11 personnel were killed in Israeli raids in south Lebanon.

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South Lebanon’s Salah Ghandour Hospital said nine of its medical and nursing staff were wounded by strikes on Friday after it received an Israeli warning to evacuate.

The Israeli army said Saturday its air force “struck Hezbollah terrorists who were operating within a command centre that was located inside a mosque adjacent to the Salah Ghandour Hospital”.

 

Source: AFP

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