Lebanon’s educational sector hit hard as schools turn into shelters
Continuing Israeli air strikes across Lebanon are directly affecting the country’s education sector.
At least 60 percent of the country’s public schools are now being used as shelters for the displaced, meaning that the start of the school year has been pushed back to November 4, affecting more than 300,000 children’s access to education, UN figures show.
More than 40 percent of students have been forced from their homes due to Israeli attacks.
Israeli strike hits centre of market in Lebanon’s Nabatieh
Reports from Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency say that, about one hour ago, Israeli warplanes struck the main commercial market street of Nabaiteh, a major city in Lebanon’s south.
Video from the ground, which our fact-checkers verified, shows flames rising from the area, and Lebanese army soldiers clearing the streets.
The Lebanese Red Cross says in a statement that its teams are responding to a “major air strike” in the city. “Severe fires are preventing us from reaching the targeted area”, the statement reads, promising updates as the situation develops.
The Red Cross shared a photo of high flames in Nabatieh along with its statement:
Lebanese Red Cross crew in Nabatieh, October 12, 2024
Update from the Lebanese Health Ministry
At least 1,645 people have been killed in Lebanon since late September, when Israel escalated its attacks, the ministry says.
As of October 12 this year, 2,255 were killed, including at least 127 children and 261 women, and 10,524 were injured since Hezbollah and Israel started trading fire more than a year ago.
Lebanese army members patrol at the site of an Israeli air strike, amid continuing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, in Beirut, Lebanon
Israeli strikes continue to kill across Lebanon
Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health has released updates on the death tolls that resulted from two recent Israeli strikes.
At least nine people were killed and 15 wounded in the village of Maaysra, the ministry said. Maaysra is located in the Mount Lebanon governate, between Beirut and the city of Byblos.
At least four were also killed and 18 wounded in the town of Barja, in the Chouf district of Lebanon, the ministry said.
