Israeli aggression on Lebanon: 3,013 dead, 13,553 injured
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"Israel" killed 11 Lebanese civilians in Lebanon yesterday and injured 64 others.
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People search for victims at a destroyed building hit in an Israeli airstrike, in Ghaziyeh town, south Lebanon, Sunday, November 3, 2024. (AP)
The Lebanese Health Ministry's Public Health Emergency Operation Center (PHEOC) reported on Tuesday that Israeli attacks across Lebanon have claimed 11 lives and injured 61 people in the past day.
The overall toll since the escalation began now stands at 3,013 dead and 13,553 injured, according to ministry figures.
Over a million people have fled their homes since the start of "Israel's" aggression, with at least 800,000 displaced within Lebanon and more than 500,000, mostly Syrians, seeking refuge across the border.
Appeal for funds
Earlier today, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) urgently appealed for over $115 million to help meet Lebanon's spiraling humanitarian needs.
The IFRC highlighted the urgent need for basic supplies for the displaced, as returning home is too dangerous for them.
"We are seeing a huge need for goods to support hundreds of thousands who can't go back to their homes," said Lotte Ruppert, IFRC's operations manager in Beirut.
She expressed additional concerns over the safety of health workers and Lebanese Red Cross volunteers, particularly in Lebanon's volatile South.
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The IFRC's appeal follows a donor conference in Paris last month that yielded $800 million in aid pledges, although the United Nations recently cautioned that these commitments still need to be converted to cash.
A separate UN appeal for $426 million for Lebanon, launched more than a month ago, remains just 17% funded.
With the humanitarian crisis in Lebanon worsening by the day, the IFRC is calling on international donors to act swiftly, warning that the lack of support could have dire consequences as winter approaches.
