http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060815/ts_nm/mideast_children_dc_1WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Children face serious health problems in the coming months as a result of the Lebanon- Israel conflict in which about a third of those killed or wounded were youngsters, a U.S. medical charity said on Tuesday.
California-based International Medical Corps, or IMC, which has been giving medical help in Lebanon, said that a "disproportionately high" number of children were victims of the month-long conflict, particularly in Lebanon.
Citing U.N. statistics, the IMC said more than 300 children were killed in Lebanon and 1,000 wounded while a further half million youngsters were displaced by battles between Hizbollah guerrillas and Israeli forces in southern Lebanon.
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"Diarrhea and respiratory illnesses, which were rampant in Lebanon during the earlier civil war, are expected to resurface," added the group, referring to .
Doctors from the IMC have noticed marked behavioral changes in children living in the conflict zone, with an increase in nightmares and sleep disturbances.