Around 1 mln Lebanese displaced due to Israeli attacks: senior UN official

Around one million people in Lebanon have been displaced since the Israeli air strikes started on Sept 23, said United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon (UNSCOL) Imran Riza on Thursday.

Civilians are bearing the brunt of a "truly catastrophic" situation in Lebanon, said Riza, noting that civilian infrastructures in Lebanon have been severely damaged.

Riza urged Israel to respect the rules of war so that humanitarians can be allowed to access people in need, protect civilian infrastructures and water systems.

The displaced people's demands for water, food, and shelters have abruptly surged during the past 10 days, he added.

About 677 of 892 temporary shelters provided by the Lebanese caretaker government's emergency committee are running at full capacity, said the committee on Thursday.

Around 1 mln Lebanese displaced due to Israeli attacks: senior UN official

Around 1 mln Lebanese displaced due to Israeli attacks: senior UN official

Russia on Friday said its troops hit targets such as the Ukrainian military-industrial complex enterprises, energy facilities, and military airports in the past week, while Ukraine said it had repelled multiple Russian attacks.

In the daily report on its special military operation, the Russian Ministry of Defense said it had taken control of six settlements, and Russian air defense systems intercepted a number of Ukrainian missiles, aerial bombs, rockets and drones.

Meanwhile, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said that as of Friday afternoon, the Ukrainian army continued to engage the Russian army dozens of times in Pokrovsk, Kupiansk, Kurahovo and other directions.

The situation on the front line remained grim, with Ukrainian forces repelling repeated Russian attacks, said the Ukrainian side.

Russia strikes Ukrainian military-industrial sites, Ukraine repels multiple Russian attacks