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UNICEF says over 370,000 children displaced in Lebanon, 121 killed

AL-Monitor
Mar 27, 2026
Children play at the yard of a school used as a temporary shelter for displaced people, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Beirut, Lebanon, March 23, 2026. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
Children play at the yard of a school used as a temporary shelter for displaced people, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Beirut, Lebanon, March 23, 2026. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir — Mohamed Azakir

March 27 (Reuters) - More than 370,000 children have been forced from their homes in Lebanon amid Israel's offensive against Hezbollah, with at least 121 children killed and 399 injured, UNICEF's representative in Lebanon, MarcoluigiCorsi, said on Friday.

(Reporting by Kirsti Knolle, editing by Thomas Seythal)