The ongoing war in Lebanon between Hezbollah and Israel is upending children’s lives, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned on Thursday, adding that at least one child has been killed daily in the country over the past month.
“Since October 4th of this year, at least one child has been killed and 10 injured daily,” it said in a statement.
UNICEF said thousands more children who have survived the many months of constant bombings physically unscathed, are now acutely distressed by the violence and chaos around them, according to AFP.
Since September 23, Israeli warplanes have launched violent strikes on a number of areas in southern Lebanon, the Beqaa in eastern Lebanon and the southern suburbs of Beirut.
The raids also extended to the capital, Beirut, Mount Lebanon and the north of the country.
On Oct. 1, the Israeli army launched a ground operation across its northern border into Lebanon targeting Hezbollah.
