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Over 400,000 children displaced in Lebanon with warnings of ‘lost generation’
Children play next to their family's tent after fleeing the Israeli airstrikes in Dahiyeh, Beirut, Lebanon, October 14, 2024

MORE than 400,000 of Lebanon’s children have been displaced in the past three weeks by Israel’s war, the United Nations’ children’s agency has warned.

Unicef deputy executive director for humanitarian actions Ted Chaiban said on Monday that displaced children were crammed into overcrowded shelters, with three or four families living in classrooms separated by just a plastic sheet.

“As we sit here today, 1.2 million children are deprived of education,” he said, warning of a “lost generation.”

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