Israeli attacks in Lebanon over the past four days have displaced around 140,000 children, “with many arriving at shelters showing signs of severe suffering,” the NGO Save the Children said in a statement on Thursday (27).
“More than 400,000 people have been displaced since the start of Israeli airstrikes on Sunday in the latest escalation of cross-border violence, with numbers expected to rise in the coming days,” the statement added.
Firass Abiad, Lebanon’s health minister, told CNN earlier on Thursday that estimates there are probably 400,000 to 500,000 internally displaced people, far more than the officially recorded numbers.
He said authorities only know how many people have been internally displaced to official shelters, but there are “multitudes” who have also fled to stay with relatives, friends or the homes of strangers who have offered them accommodation.
Save the Children staff expressed concern about the psychological impact of the conflict on children, “many of whom are showing signs of severe suffering due to displacement and constant shelling,” according to the statement.
The humanitarian group also expressed concern about the closure of many schools in Lebanon, saying this has impacted “all 1.5 million children in the country, with Lebanon’s already critical mental health crisis worsening as hostilities continue to escalate.” ,” the statement said.
“Children are telling us that danger is everywhere and that they will never be safe. Every loud sound makes them jump now. The lives, rights and futures of many children have already been turned upside down and now their ability to deal with this growing crisis has been eroded,” said Jennifer Moorehead, country director for Save the Children in Lebanon.
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