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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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William Christou in Beirut

Lebanon to seek humanitarian funds as bombardment by Israel continues

People sitting next to a road look up to the sky
People check for drone attacks as they sit in a public space in Beirut. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister, Najib Mikati, announced on Monday that he would meet donor countries to seek additional funding for Lebanon’s growing displacement crisis, as hundreds of thousands of people fled Israel’s widening aerial campaign.

“We are trying as much as possible to fill the gaps; as I said yesterday, it is not an easy process,” Mikati said, announcing that he would ask donors on Tuesday to give money to Lebanon through the UN.

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