Israel kills, injures about 4 children every day in the midst of Lebanon’s ‘cease fire’ | Israel attacks Lebanon News

The figures shared by Save the Children refer to the first 25 days of the agreement which came into effect on April 16.

Israel’s attacks on Lebanon have killed or injured more than four children almost every day in the first 25 days of “to stop the fire” which went into effect last month, according to international charity Save the Children.

A report published on Tuesday cited figures from Lebanon’s Ministry of Health, saying at least 22 children have been killed and 89 injured since the temporary ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel took effect on April 16.

This brings to nearly 200 the number of children killed in Israeli airstrikes since the same incident in Lebanon on March 2, with an estimated 2,900 killed.

“I just want the war to end so I can go to my village and sleep in my bed. I really miss school. I want to see my teachers and be with my friends, study and play again,” the report quoted 10-year-old Tala as speaking in a collective shelter after being evacuated from southern Lebanon.

Israel says its army has hit more than one 1,100 pages through Lebanon since mid-April, claiming that its target was the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah.

“The attacks on civilians have not stopped – they have continued under a different name,” said Nora Ingdal, director of Save the Children in Lebanon. “My friends have told me that plane crashes are more intense in some areas than before.”

More than one million people have been displaced by the conflict, and since the end of the conflict, the number of families seeking temporary housing in shelters has increased by five percent. About 125,000 people live in such shelters, including 44,800 children – equivalent to 36 percent of the population.

Conditions in shelters remain poor due to overcrowding and inadequate sanitation, which increases the risk of disease.

Peace talks

Lebanon and Israel are expected to hold direct talks to end the war on Thursday and Friday in Washington, DC, United States.

The two countries have pledged to disarm the Iran-backed Hezbollah group, which has political influence in Lebanon and is a key member of Tehran’s “axis of resistance”.

Hezbollah, however, has said it will not hand over its weapons. On Tuesday, the group’s leader, Naim Qassem, warned that Hezbollah weapons should not be part of the upcoming talks.