Lebanon: DRC calls for immediate action to end violence and protect civilians

The Danish Refugee Council, a humanitarian organization working both in Gaza and in Lebanon, calls for the immediate de-escalation of violence in Lebanon and for the protection of civilians trying to flee.

Over 550 people have been killed as a result of Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon over the past 2 days, including 50 children. Lebanon, already hosting 1.5M refugees and scourged by a collapsing economy, is at the brink of collapse.

DRC’s Secretary General Charlotte Slente said that indiscriminate attacks violate international law.

As world leaders gather in New York for the UN General Assembly, they must use all available diplomatic channels to uphold internal humanitarian law, call for an end to this escalation in violence, as well as for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.