In support of the Government led emergency response, the humanitarian community launched a Flash Appeal to enable partners to rapidly deliver humanitarian assistance. The appeal seeks $425.7 million to assist 1 million people affected by the crisis until the end of the year.
A ceasefire agreement took effect at 4 a.m. on 27 November, prompting nearly 580,000 internally displaced persons to begin returning home, mainly to the South, as reported in IOM’s Flash Update.
In the early hours of 27 November, a ceasefire came into effect at 04:00 local time (UTC+3). The ceasefire was preceded by devastating Israeli airstrikes across the country on 26 November, which resulted in nearly 80 fatalities and over 265 injuries according to the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) preliminary estimates.
A ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel came into effect on 27 November 2024. Prior to the ceasefire implementation, high-intensity airstrikes were carried out across Lebanon, including at border crossing points and in densely populated areas in Beirut.
This report is produced by OCHA Lebanon in collaboration with humanitarian partners and the Inter Sector Coordination Group. It covers the period from 22-25 November 2024.
Because while this ceasefire is a critical first step, much work remains. More than 1.3 million people have been affected by this conflict; children have experienced daily violence, causing severe fear and trauma.
Life in Lebanon has always been marked by resilience, but the challenges faced by its people today are unprecedented. Even before the recent conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, many Lebanese families struggled with poverty and hunger because of the ongoing financial and political crisis, while refugees from Syria and Palestine faced similar challenges, worsened by additional layers of vulnerability.
On 26 November, a ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel was announced. Coming into effect on 27 November, the agreement stipulates a 60-day cessation of hostilities, which negotiators have described as the foundation of a lasting truce, ending nearly 14 months of hostilities.
On 18 October 2023, IFRC launched the Middle East Crisis Emergency Appeal to support the coordination and scale-up of response to the crisis, in addition to the readiness activities in neighbouring countries.
Israeli air strikes intensifies across Lebanon, including in the South, Saida, Nabatieh, Bekaa, Mount Lebanon and around the southern suburbs and other central locations of Beirut, deepening the already severe humanitarian crisis.
Even after fighting stops, addressing Lebanon’s humanitarian and health crisis will remain a top priority for Project HOPE and the international community. The country faces critical shortages of medical supplies, leaving preventable conditions untreated.
Most displaced people have moved to other governorates, with 66 per cent seeking refuge in areas like Mount Lebanon, located in the central part of the country, Akkar in the north, and northern Beirut.
Since 7 October 2023, 47% of attacks on health care – 65 out of 137 – have proven fatal to at least one health worker or patient in Lebanon, as of 21 November 2024.
Since 7 October 2023, 47% of attacks on health care – 65 out of 137 – have proven fatal to at least one health worker or patient in Lebanon, as of 21 November 2024.
On average, more than three children have been killed daily in Lebanon since mid-September 2024. Over 230 children have been reportedly killed since the conflict began.
This infographic, produced by the UNHCR, provides detailed information on planning figures, strategic objectives, 2024 funding requirement by sector, 2024 population targets by sector, appealing partners by sector, people in need and people targeted in Lebanon.
