UN official appeals for Lebanon’s ports and airport to be spared by Israel

Workers unload aid from a Turkish navy vessel, in the port of Beirut on Wednesday (Hussein Malla/AP)

A top United Nations official said during a visit to Beirut on Saturday that he is concerned that Lebanon’s ports and airport might be taken out of service as Israel continues its offensive against the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.

There are fears this would have serious implications for getting food supplies into the country.