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UN refugee agency launches urgent appeal for funds for Lebanon
Emergency workers arrive at the scene of an Israeli airstrike in the town of Maisara, north of Beirut, September 25, 2024
THE United Nations refugee agency launched an urgent appeal for funds from Britain today amid the serious escalation of attacks by Israel on Lebanon.
The UNHCR has warned that the humanitarian consequences are “devastating” as nearly 500 people have been killed in the latest attacks.
Tens of thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes, with numbers growing.
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