5:27 pm today

UN warns conditions in Lebanon rapidly deteriorating

From Checkpoint, 5:27 pm today

Israel bombed central Beirut in the early hours of Thursday, killing at least 6 people in what it called a "precise air strike." The Israeli Defence Force suffered its deadliest day with 8 Israeli soldiers killed in its ground invasion of Lebanon, the first deaths it's reported since the attack started 2 days ago. Meanwhile the UN says 1600 people have been killed, including 104 children and 194 women and a million people displace in the Lebanon conflict. And its working to provide essential supplies to shelters including drinking water and hygiene kits. Joining us from the UN childrens emegency fund.. UNICEF is Tess Ingram who is in Beirut.