The United Nations launched an appeal for $426 million to support Lebanon's response to the crisis

United Nations vehicles passing through southern Lebanon

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs on Tuesday launched an emergency appeal for 1 million Lebanon displaced by Israel large-scale shelling. Large numbers of civilians have been forced to flee their homes following Israel's "limited, partial and targeted" ground operations across the Blue Line, the interim demarcation line between Lebanon and Israel.

According to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, more than 1,000 people have been killed in the past two weeks alone as a result of the ongoing airstrikes. As the violence escalates, more people are expected to be forcibly displaced.

UN forces hold their ground

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon said it had been informed on Monday of Israel's planned "limited ground incursions." Despite the dangerous situation, UNIFIL indicated that the peacekeepers would remain at their posts. To date, the United Nations has deployed more than 10,000 peacekeepers from 50 countries in Lebanon, carrying out more than 14,000 missions per month.

UNIFIL issued a statement stating that it was adjusting its deployment to the situation and was prepared to activate its contingency plan if necessary. It stated that the safety of peacekeepers was of paramount importance and that all parties had an obligation to respect that. UNIFIL also stressed in its statement that any Israel crossing into Lebanon violated Lebanon's sovereignty and territorial integrity and the relevant requirements of resolution 1701.

In August 2006, the Council adopted resolution 1701, in which it demanded that Israel and Allah militias cease hostilities in southern Lebanon and called on the Government of Lebanon and the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon to deploy to southern Lebanon and gradually replace the Israel Defense Forces. The resolution also called on Allah to disarm and cease attacks against Israel and called on Lebanon and Israel to respect their borders and to support the United Nations-brokered agreement. The resolution authorized an increase in the strength of UNIFIL to ensure its implementation and supported the Government of Lebanon in asserting its sovereignty and control throughout the territory.

The situation in the Middle East is constantly aggravating

The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has warned that the expanding hostilities in the Middle East threaten to "plunge the entire region into a humanitarian and human rights catastrophe". In addition to Lebanon more than a million people displaced, the Allah Party's repeated shelling of northern Israel in response to the Israel's war in Gaza has displaced some 60,000 people.

At the same time, the situation in the Gaza Strip remains grave. The fighting has been raging for almost a year since Hamas's attack on Israel sparked the conflict, resulting in the displacement of 1.9 million people, the death of some 41,000 people, and the destruction or destruction of 63 percent of buildings.

UNRWA spokeswoman Louise Wateridge said that civilians in Gaza are in dire need of help and that there is a severe shortage of basic necessities, and that "it is imperative that there is an immediate ceasefire, the release of hostages, and the safe and sustainable delivery of humanitarian assistance to the affected families to help them rebuild their lives." ”