UNICEF confirms 200 children martyred in Israeli aggression on Lebanon
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UNICEF reports that Israeli occupation's attacks on Lebanon have killed over 200 children, with the death toll from the ongoing aggression now at 3,243, as the Israeli occupation continues to target civilians and infrastructure.
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Ivana Skakye, 2, a Lebanese child with third-degree burns from an Israeli airstrike last September near Deir Qanoun al Nahr, raises her burned arms in a hospital bed in Beirut on Oct. 29, 2024. (AP)
The United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) reported that Israeli occupation attacks in Lebanon on Sunday resulted in the deaths of an additional 7 children, bringing the total number of child casualties to over 200. This comes amid the ongoing Israeli aggression against Lebanon.
The organization emphasized that "Under international humanitarian law, children must never be targets," and stressed that protecting them is a legal obligation.
UNICEF also stated that a ceasefire is "imperative to end this devastating violence."
Today’s horrific attacks in #Lebanon killed at least 7 more children, raising the toll to over 200.
— UNICEF Lebanon (@UNICEFLebanon) November 10, 2024
Under international humanitarian law, children must never be targets. Their protection is a legal obligation.
A ceasefire is imperative to end this devastating violence.… pic.twitter.com/QMrMPainig
Death toll in Lebanon rises to 3,243 as massacres and strikes escalate
The Israeli occupation forces continued Monday their relentless assaults on Lebanese villages and towns across the south, Bekaa, and north, committing further atrocities against civilians while destroying buildings, infrastructure, and religious and historical sites.
In the latest wave of Israeli aggression in the south, Israeli warplanes launched an airstrike on the town of Saksakiyye in the Saida district, killing seven civilians and wounding seven others, according to preliminary reports. Simultaneously, Israeli jets targeted the town of Debbin in the Marjaayoun district with two missiles, while artillery shelling hit the town of Shebaa.
Israeli airstrikes also targeted a house in the town of Yater, completely destroying it, as reported by the National News Agency. The attacks also extended to the town of Burj Qalaway, with Israeli artillery shelling the area around the Khiam detention center.
Further airstrikes targeted the outskirts of the town of Qana, the Ras al-Salib area, and the Batem mountains. A particularly intense airstrike was carried out between Ramadiyeh and Siddiqin in the Tyre district.
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