Israel hits Iranian heavy water nuclear reactor
March 27, 2026
UN warns Lebanon’s ‘humanitarian crisis’ could become ‘catastrophe’
The United Nations has warned that Lebanon, already experiencing a humanitarian crisis, is hurtling toward “catastrophe” as the war rages in the Middle East and the country is caught up in the tumult.
The US and Israel launched their war against Iran on February 28.
Lebanon has seen more than 1 million people — one-fifth of the nation’s population — forced to flee their homes since March 2, when Iranian-backed Hezbollah militants launched assaults on Israel from the country.
Israeli armed forces, which battled Hezbollah fighters during the war in Gaza, have continued to carry out devastating attacks on Lebanon and its capital, Beirut, ever since.
On Friday, UN officials said that more than 370,000 children had been forced to flee with their families.
Israel has issued mass evacuation orders in Lebanon over the past three weeks as airstrikes and ground assaults intensify.
Israeli military attacks have killed at least 21 children while injuring nearly 400 more. According to Marcoluigi Corsi of the UN children’s organization UNICEF, a “staggering” 19,000 Lebanese children are displaced by the war each day.
Speaking from Beirut, Corsi said, “The mental and emotional exhaustion weighing on the children of Lebanon is just devastating. There is no safe place for people to go.”
Israel’s targeted assaults on Lebanese infrastructure, such as bridges, have left some 150,000 Lebanese helpless and cut off from humanitarian assistance, according to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR).
Moreover, Israel has also systematically destroyed hospitals, schools and water treatment facilities, meaning tens of thousands are also cut off from safe drinking water and basic services, UNICEF’s Corsi said.
Israel’s military moved thousands of troops across the border into Lebanon, where Israeli officials have said they intend to take control of the entire area south of the Litani River — some 20 miles (about 30 kilometers) north of the border.
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