Unicef has warned that a further escalation in the conflict will “catastrophic” for children in Lebanon, particularly those who have been forced into displacement by Israel’s attacks, reports. “This violence has to stop immediately or the consequences will be unconscionable,” said Ettie Higgins, the UN agency’s deputy representative to Lebanon. “Schools are closed today across the country, leaving children at home in fear. Their caregivers are themselves afraid of the uncertainty of the situation.”