Pakistan, May 30 -- Eleven children have been killed or injured on average every 24 hours in Lebanon over the last week, the UN's children's said on Friday, as Israel has expanded strikes across the country despite a ceasefire.

Heavy Israeli strikes hit towns and villages in southern Lebanon overnight on Wednesday and into Thursday, after Israel declared a new swathe of the area a combat zone. It also struck a building in Beirut's southern suburbs on Thursday. A total of 77 children have been killed or injured in the last seven days, UNICEF said, citing figures provided by Lebanon's Ministry of Public Health. Since the ceasefire began on April 16, 55 children have been killed and 212 injured, according to the .

UNICEF spokesperson Ricar...