Israel Has Killed or Wounded Classroom's Worth of Children Every Day in Lebanon

"Israeli forces have killed or wounded the equivalent of a classroom's worth of children every day in Lebanon in the past two weeks of Israel's escalation against the country, the UN's children's agency has reported. Since Israel's current escalation began on March 2, Israeli strikes have killed at least 111 children and wounded 334 in Lebanon, health officials report."

"Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz stated that the goal is that 'hundreds of thousands' of residents of southern Lebanon 'will not return' to their homes until northern Israel is 'safe.' Israel announced this week that it is expanding its ground invasion there in 'targeted' incursions - though the current attacks and evacuation orders have forcibly displaced everyone in southern Lebanon."

"Reports said that Israel carried out a wave of attacks overnight on Wednesday, including a strike that collapsed a 10-story apartment building in Bashoura, a neighborhood in the heart of Beirut. Israeli forces also said that soldiers struck two bridges over the Litani River on Wednesday, cutting off key crossing points connecting southern Lebanon to the rest of the country."

Since March 2, Israeli military escalation in Lebanon has resulted in significant civilian casualties and displacement. Israeli strikes have killed at least 111 children and wounded 334 others in recent weeks, representing approximately one classroom of children affected daily according to UNICEF. The overall death toll in Lebanon has reached 968 people. Israeli forces have conducted intensive bombardments, including strikes that collapsed buildings in Beirut and destroyed critical infrastructure like bridges over the Litani River. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz stated that hundreds of thousands of southern Lebanese residents will not be permitted to return home until northern Israel is deemed safe. The military operations have forcibly displaced the entire population of southern Lebanon, including 350,000 children.

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