Media quote by UN Humanitarian Coordinator on the Heavy Strikes on Bekaa and Baalbek-Hermel

Since Sunday, nearly 100 people have been killed or injured by airstrikes.

Alarmingly, over two-thirds of those affected in Bekaa and Baalbek-Hermel were reportedly women and children.

Children live in constant fear, and the mental toll on communities is immeasurable.

Countless people have lost their homes, their livelihoods, and their access to essential services such as healthcare.

First responders and humanitarians continue to risk their lives to assist people in need.

Under international humanitarian law, parties to the conflict must take all feasible precautions to avoid and minimize harm to civilians and civilian objects.

Civilians must be protected at all times, wherever they are.

I deplore the extensive harm inflicted on civilians and the destruction of critical infrastructure, as well as the severe psychological toll on the women, men, and children of Lebanon.

This violence must end immediately.