| Lebanon Aid |
On July 12th 2006, hostilities broke out between Israel and Lebanon. The
effect on civilians has been devastating. In Lebanon, more than 1,187 civilians
were killed and more than 4,060 were wounded, over 40% of those killed and
injured are children.
Significant portions of Lebanon’s infrastructure have been destroyed including
airports, bridges, fuel stations, power plants, and roads, disrupting the delivery
of vital social services.
Within the first week of the war on Lebanon, RASIT Aid Convoys supervised
personally by Dr Princess Nisreen El-Hashemite, containing more than 1000
tons of medical and food supplies, began to move into all regions of Lebanon
including unreachable areas.
A fragile ceasefire came into force on 14 August, and families returned home
where their communities and livelihoods destroyed.
Lack of clean water is a major challenge facing the population, where
underground and other water-related infrastructure had been seriously
damaged or completely destroyed in 10 out of 12 war-affected communities. In
the district of Tyre, for example, water and sanitation systems in 42 out of 72
villages are reported to have been badly damaged.
The most immediate danger awaiting the civilians is the large number of
unexploded missiles, fired by the Israelis, in the Southern Lebanon and are
strewn across the Lebanese countryside. Towards the end of the war, some
4000 explosive items including cluster bombs were dropped daily on Southern
Lebanon, with a failure rate of at least 10%. Since the ceasefire and according
to the UN, 12 people and at least 3 children have been killed by these
unexploded missiles.
The end of the war has not meant the end of suffering for civilians in general
and children in particular. The risk of accidents is now very high. Villages that
have been flattened by intense Israeli bombing have become a highly
dangerous environment for families to live and children to play in. The
increased risk of physical injuries is at a time when health centers are
struggling with shortages of medicine, fuel, and water, which increases the
threat to civilians’ safety even more.
The stress and trauma of the war continue to take their toll on civilians. Anxiety
attack, fear and stress will continue long after the bombs have stopped falling if
civilians, particularly children, are not provided with a safe and stimulating
environment.
effect on civilians has been devastating. In Lebanon, more than 1,187 civilians
were killed and more than 4,060 were wounded, over 40% of those killed and
injured are children.
Significant portions of Lebanon’s infrastructure have been destroyed including
airports, bridges, fuel stations, power plants, and roads, disrupting the delivery
of vital social services.
Within the first week of the war on Lebanon, RASIT Aid Convoys supervised
personally by Dr Princess Nisreen El-Hashemite, containing more than 1000
tons of medical and food supplies, began to move into all regions of Lebanon
including unreachable areas.
A fragile ceasefire came into force on 14 August, and families returned home
where their communities and livelihoods destroyed.
Lack of clean water is a major challenge facing the population, where
underground and other water-related infrastructure had been seriously
damaged or completely destroyed in 10 out of 12 war-affected communities. In
the district of Tyre, for example, water and sanitation systems in 42 out of 72
villages are reported to have been badly damaged.
The most immediate danger awaiting the civilians is the large number of
unexploded missiles, fired by the Israelis, in the Southern Lebanon and are
strewn across the Lebanese countryside. Towards the end of the war, some
4000 explosive items including cluster bombs were dropped daily on Southern
Lebanon, with a failure rate of at least 10%. Since the ceasefire and according
to the UN, 12 people and at least 3 children have been killed by these
unexploded missiles.
The end of the war has not meant the end of suffering for civilians in general
and children in particular. The risk of accidents is now very high. Villages that
have been flattened by intense Israeli bombing have become a highly
dangerous environment for families to live and children to play in. The
increased risk of physical injuries is at a time when health centers are
struggling with shortages of medicine, fuel, and water, which increases the
threat to civilians’ safety even more.
The stress and trauma of the war continue to take their toll on civilians. Anxiety
attack, fear and stress will continue long after the bombs have stopped falling if
civilians, particularly children, are not provided with a safe and stimulating
environment.
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