UN organizations and some other countries are rushing to send support and supplies to Lebanon, as the country's aid gap widens, and hospitals run out of medicine and health kits following continuous attacks launched by Israel.
The United Nations said some 426 million US dollars are required urgently for Lebanon, while the international community has so far contributed with less than 15 percent of this amount.
At least three hospitals and nearly 100 primary care centers have been forced to close because of Israeli attacks on the country, according to the UN.
"The hospitals are in dire need of drugs to replenish all the stocks that were used during these last two weeks. This week it will be 67 metric tons of health goods. This will be able to serve up to 700,000 people for a period of three months, but more is required for other types of disease," said Edouard Beigbeder, UNICEFF representative in Lebanon.
More than 1.2 million citizens have been displaced, with hundreds of thousands of which fleeing in the streets. Lebanon has so far turned 1,000 schools into shelters, and it is still running out of space.
In a show of solidarity, Qatar and France joined hands by sending aid through military aircraft, saying that the best kind of support the world could provide is to help end the war.
"Since the war in Gaza started, we said that the spillover of this war could actually affect the entire region. What we need to see right now is a de-escalation, a ceasefire immediately and to deal with the root cause of this issue. That is the aggression in Gaza, which is unfortunately leading to all of these escalations in the entire region," said Lolwah Al-Khater, Qatari State Minister for International Cooperation.
"France and the President have announced the organization of a conference on Lebanon, with two aims. One is for humanitarian assistance. The other one [is] for supporting the Lebanese Armed Forces, so we will continue our efforts because we think that a ceasefire is a dire requirement for the moment," said Herve Margo, French Ambassador to Lebanon.
On Wednesday, two Turkish naval frigates sent 300 metric tons of supplies to Lebanon, the biggest single aid shipment so far.
Meanwhile, at least 125 health and rescue workers have been killed in this war, with hundreds more injured. If this war stretches further, all of the aid coming here will be trying to fill a gap that will only get bigger.
UN organizations, some countries rush aids to Lebanon strained amid Israeli attacks
UN organizations, some countries rush aids to Lebanon strained amid Israeli attacks
UN organizations, some countries rush aids to Lebanon strained amid Israeli attacks
