Seoul to provide $2 mil. in humanitarian aid to conflict-hit Lebanon
The headquarters of the Lebanese Civil Defense lies in ruins after it was hit by an Israeli strike in southern Lebanon amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, Wednesday. Reuters-Yonhap
Korea will provide $2 million in humanitarian assistance to conflict-hit Lebanon, the foreign ministry said Thursday.
The assistance will be financed through an emergency overseas assistance program of the state-run Korea International Cooperation Agency and aid from non-governmental organizations and private companies, the ministry said.
Israel has widened its strikes on Iran into southern Lebanon and the capital, Beirut, leaving nearly 1,000 Lebanese people killed and nearly 1 million others displaced.
The ministry said it expects the upcoming financial assistance to help alleviate difficulties among civilians suffering from the conflict and bring the country back to normal.