Middle East: UN doubles Lebanon aid appeal amid Israel war

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The United Nations doubled its humanitarian aid appeal for Lebanon to $331.5 million as the conflict intensifies, with Israel conducting fresh strikes in the country's south. The dramatic increase reflects the accelerating humanitarian crisis driven by the ongoing war. Lebanon faces mounting displacement, food insecurity, and lack of access to medical care as civilians bear the brunt of the fighting. The UN's revised appeal signals that initial estimates of need have been drastically outpaced by the scale of the emergency on the ground.