UN condemns scale of air strikes on Beirut
The UN emergency relief chief has condemned the devastation caused by Israeli air strikes in Beirut, saying it is a violation of humanitarian law.
Mr Egeland, the UN's emergency relief chief, described the destruction as "horrific" as he toured the city.
"It's terrible. I see a lot of children wounded, homeless, suffering. This is a war where civilians pay a disproportionate price in Lebanon and northern Israel. I hadn't believed it would be block by block leveled to the ground," Egeland told reporters.
"A disproportionate response by Israel is a violation of international humanitarian law."
The crisis started when Lebanon-based Hezbollah militants entered northern Israel on July 12 and attacked an army post, killing eight soldiers and capturing two others. Israel retaliated with days of air strikes and on Saturday, sent troops, tanks and bulldozers across the border.
Hezbollah militants are estimated to have fired more than 1,000 rockets into northern Israel during the conflict — many of them recently acquired missiles that have a much longer range.
Mr Egeland, the UN's emergency relief chief, described the destruction as "horrific" as he toured the city.
"It's terrible. I see a lot of children wounded, homeless, suffering. This is a war where civilians pay a disproportionate price in Lebanon and northern Israel. I hadn't believed it would be block by block leveled to the ground," Egeland told reporters.
"A disproportionate response by Israel is a violation of international humanitarian law."
The crisis started when Lebanon-based Hezbollah militants entered northern Israel on July 12 and attacked an army post, killing eight soldiers and capturing two others. Israel retaliated with days of air strikes and on Saturday, sent troops, tanks and bulldozers across the border.
Hezbollah militants are estimated to have fired more than 1,000 rockets into northern Israel during the conflict — many of them recently acquired missiles that have a much longer range.
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