NNA – More than 19,000 people have been displaced in Lebanon amid an uptick in tensions between Israel and Hezbollah at the country#39;s southern border, figures released Monday by a United Nations agency showed.
quot;An increase in cross-border incidentsquot; has resulted in the displacement of 19,646 people in Lebanon, quot;both within the south and elsewhere within the countryquot;, said the International Organization for Migration.
quot;We expect the numbers to rise as the cross-border tensions continuequot; or if there is an escalation in violence, IOM spokesperson Mohammedali Abunajela told AFP in a statement.
quot;The country#39;s health system is facing severe resource shortages, including medicinesquot; and medical personnel, Abunajela said.
quot;In this context, responding to large-scale displacement and health casualties that might occur… may overwhelm the already fragile health system,quot; he warned.–AFP
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