15/11/2024 08:45
The Guardian
Lebanon’s state-run national news agency said the Ghobeiry area ‘witnessed heavy gunfire’ from Israeli forcesThe World Bank has estimated that Lebanon, already reeling from a severe economic crisis that has gripped the country since 2019, has been hit by $8.5bn (£6.7bn) in physical damages and economic losses from 13 months of Israel’s war. Damages to physical infrastructure alone were valued at $3.4bn (£2.7bn), while economic losses totaled $5.1bn (£4bn). Housing has borne the brunt of the destruction with nearly 100,000 units damaged, totaling $3.2bn (£2.5bn) in destruction and losses.The UN security council’s 10 elected members – Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique, Switzerland, Algeria, Guyana, South Korea, Sierra Leone and Slovenia – have circulated a draft resolution demanding “an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire” in Gaza. Continue reading...
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