The UN more than doubled its aid appeal for Lebanon as the country reels from Israel’s war against Hezbollah, saying nearly $640 million was needed over six months, according to AFP.

“The humanitarian crisis in Lebanon is severe and deteriorating,” the UN humanitarian agency OCHA said in a revised appeal for the country.

“Repeated displacements, insufficient shelter capacity and limited prospects for safe return are deepening vulnerability,” it said, warning that “affected people are rapidly exhausting their coping capacities, and essential services are under increasing strain”.