PM appeals for help at UN to ‘rebuild lives’ in devastated southern Lebanon

LONDON: Israel’s war with Hezbollah has left a “vast humanitarian crisis” in Lebanon, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam told the UN General Assembly on Friday as he appealed to the international community to help fund his country’s recovery. An Israeli bombing and ground offensive launched soon after the start of the Iran war devastated southern Lebanon, killing thousands of people, sparking a mass exodus and costing the country billions of dollars in damages and losses. Speaking at the UN headquarters