The head of the United Nations refugee agency arrived in Lebanon on Saturday on a "solidarity" visit for those affected by Israeli bombardment, decrying a "terrible crisis" that requires international support.
UNHCR chief Filippo Grandi said on social network X that "Lebanon faces a terrible crisis" as "hundreds of thousands of people are left destitute or displaced by Israeli air strikes," adding, "I have come here in solidarity with those affected, to support the humanitarian effort and to ask for more international help."
With AFP
I have just landed in Beirut as Lebanon faces a terrible crisis. Hundreds of thousands of people are left destitute or displaced by Israeli air strikes.
— Filippo Grandi (@FilippoGrandi) October 5, 2024
I have come here in solidarity with those affected, to support the humanitarian effort and to ask for more international help. pic.twitter.com/QdZOWAfqRC
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