European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a statement, “I am deeply concerned about the continuing escalation of tension in the Middle East. All parties involved (in the conflict) must do their utmost to protect the lives of innocent civilians.”
The Commission explained that this new assistance will provide funding for emergency food assistance, medicines, and temporary shelter centers.
Israel continued its attacks on Lebanon at night, and the Lebanese National News Agency reported on Thursday that the southern suburb of Beirut, a Hezbollah stronghold, was subjected on Wednesday night to 17 Israeli “raids” that affected various neighborhoods there, explaining that they were carried out by “warplanes” and “warships from the sea.” “.
According to official figures, more than 1,928 people have been killed in Lebanon since October 2023, including more than a thousand since the explosions of Hezbollah communications devices on September 17 and 18 in an operation attributed to Israel, and the beginning of intense aerial bombardment on September 23 on southern and eastern Lebanon, as well as the Beirut suburb. South.
On Wednesday, the Lebanese government estimated the number of displaced people fleeing military operations at about 1.2 million, a large number of whom are sleeping on the streets in several areas of Beirut.
According to the European Commission, about two million people, Lebanese and Syrian refugees, suffer from food shortages in this country.
The military escalation between Israel, on the one hand, and Iran and Hezbollah, on the other hand, raises fears that the situation will spiral out of control in the Middle East, a year after the outbreak of war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
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