The World Food Programme (WFP) has launched an emergency operation to provide food assistance to one million people affected by the recent Zionist escalation in Lebanon, the UN agency announced on Sunday.
According to the statement, the assistance consists of ready-to-eat food rations, bread, hot meals, and packages, which will be distributed to families sheltering in camps across the country. By far, the aid has reached over 66,000 people since the outbreak of the crisis.
“To continue these critical operations, WFP urgently requires USD 105 million until the end of the year and calls on the international community to mobilise resources and support the humanitarian response,” said the agency in a statement.
In the wake of the Zionist aggression’s indiscriminate shelling across multiple areas in Lebanon, over 200,000 citizens were forced to evacuate their homes looking for safety.
“Today, I listened to stories of families forced to flee their homes, leaving everything behind in search of safety. As the crisis deepens, we are preparing to assist up to one million people through a mix of cash and food support. However, we urgently need additional resources to sustain and scale up our response,” said Matthew Hollingworth, WFP Country Director in Lebanon.
“Lebanon is at a breaking point and cannot endure another war,” said Corinne Fleischer, WFP Regional Director for the Middle East, North Africa, and Eastern Europe. “A further escalation would be highly detrimental to the people of this region, who have gone through so much already.
