Israel's 'enormous' bombing of Beirut was less than 1km from Unicef office – Irish aid worker

Unicef Lebanon Deputy Representative Ettie Higgins: 'Over 1.2m people have been displaced just in the last three weeks alone.' Picture: Unicef/Jordan Lyon

There are going to be “major humanitarian consequences” from Israel’s attacks on Beirut, according to Unicef Lebanon’s deputy head, Ettie Higgins.

The Irish aid worker was speaking after the city endured its worst death toll from a single attack since Israel started bombing the country and sent in a number of troops and tanks last month.