Visiting UN refugee agency chief decries 'terrible crisis' in Lebanon
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."
Source: Agence France Presse
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