Save the Children: Israel kills seven children daily in Lebanon since March
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Israel has killed an average of seven children each day in Lebanon since March, according to Save the Children. The group says at least 257 children have been killed and 1,039 injured over six months, despite a June ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel. More than 348,800 people remain displaced in southern Lebanon.
Key Facts
- Save the Children reports at least 257 children killed and 1,039 injured in Lebanon over the past six months.
- Israel has killed an average of seven children per day in Lebanon since March, according to Save the Children.
- More than 348,800 people remain unable to return home despite the June ceasefire, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
- Lebanon's Ministry of Education and Higher Education found 340 schools damaged or destroyed in the past six months.
- At least 100,000 children are at risk of missing the next school year without urgent action to restore schools, Save the Children says.
Child Casualties
Save the Children released data on Wednesday showing an average of seven children killed daily in Lebanon since March. The group documented at least 257 children killed and 1,039 injured over the six-month period. Nora Ingdal, Save the Children's Lebanon country director, said the international community must not allow continued attacks and destruction of civilian infrastructure to become the new normal for children.
Displacement and Infrastructure Damage
At the peak of fighting, more than one million people were displaced in southern Lebanon. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reports over 348,800 people remain unable to return home despite the June ceasefire. A nationwide assessment by Lebanon's Ministry of Education and Higher Education found 340 schools damaged or destroyed in the past six months. Save the Children says at least 100,000 children are at risk of missing the next school year without urgent action to restore schools.
Ceasefire Violations
Hezbollah and Israel began cross-border strikes after the Hamas-led attacks on southern Israel on October 7, 2023. A tentative ceasefire was reached in November 2024, but Israeli forces have continued to occupy areas in southern Lebanon and repeatedly violated the agreement. The deal largely collapsed after Hezbollah launched a rocket and drone attack on a military base in northern Israel on March 2, in retaliation for the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Lebanon and Israel reached a framework agreement to end fighting in June, which Hezbollah has rejected unless Israel fully withdraws from Lebanese territory.
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Save the Children: Israel kills seven children daily in Lebanon since March
