UNITED NATIONS, New York—The United Nations joined the Lebanese government on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) to appeal for an additional $371.4 million in humanitarian aid for people displaced by the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah . The extension builds on an initial aid appeal for $426 million launched in October, as all-out war flared between the two sides and sent hundreds of thousands in Lebanon fleeing their homes.
Following nearly a year of exchanges of cross-border fire initiated by Hezbollah over the war in Gaza, Israel in September stepped up its bombing campaign and later sent troops into Lebanon. After two months of warring, in which Hezbollah’s influential chief Hassan Nasrallah and multiple other leaders were killed, a ceasefire deal was reached that went into effect in late November. “While the cessation of hostilities offers hope, over 125,000 people remain displaced, and hundreds of thousands more face immense challenges rebuilding their lives,” Imran Riza, the UN humanitarian coordinator in Lebanon, said in a statement Tuesday. The additional funding “is urgently required to sustain life-saving efforts and prevent further deterioration of an already dire situation,” he added
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