Israeli warplanes conducted airstrikes early Monday, March 3, 2025, on a military position in Syria’s Tartus province, signaling what appears to be a new level of escalation in Israel’s ongoing military campaign.
On 2 March, Israeli authorities announced a halt to humanitarian aid entering Gaza, jeopardizing progress made in delivering vital, lifesaving assistance since the ceasefire took effect on 19 January.
As of February 13th, UNHCR estimates that approximately 279,620 Syrians have returned to Syria since December 8th, 2024. The figures derive from the triangulation of sources both inside and outside Syria, including UNHCR offices and Government sources in Türkiye, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, and Egypt.
Israel’s decision to once again prevent all humanitarian aid from entering Gaza is a cruel and illegal act that will push Gaza back towards famine during the holy month of Ramadan, with fatal consequences for young children.
Among key priorities for the Government identified by the Prime Minister in his statement upon the occasion were implementation of Resolution 1701, ensuring a complete Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon, asserting the state’s sovereignty over all its territories exclusively through its forces and securing post-conflict reconstruction.
In 2024, Syrian children continued to endure the effects of the ongoing conflict, economic collapse, and displacement, culminating in the fall of the government on 8 December. The humanitarian situation remains fluid and unpredictable.
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) warns that Israel halting all entry of aid into Gaza, amid stalled ceasefire efforts, will have devastating consequences for over two million civilians who are already facing starvation and extreme deprivation.
Renard emphasized the importance of continuing the current surge. “The ceasefire must hold, and all border crossings must remain open and operational at full capacity. There can be no going back.”
Data from the 2023 Multi-Sectoral Needs Assessment (MSNA), alongside a comparative analysis with 2022 findings, reveals shifts in the types and prevalence of safety and security concerns among different population groups in Lebanon.
يعرب مركز وصول لحقوق الإنسان (ACHR) عن قلقه البالغ تجاه الإضراب المستمر عن الطعام والذي ينفذه أكثر من مئة معتقل من اللاجئين السوريين في سجن رومية في لبنان. بدأ هذا الإضراب في الحادي عشر من الشهر الجاري شباط/فبراير كوسيلة احتجاج سلمي للمطالبة بعدة مطالب. من بين هذه المطالب تسليم المعتقلين السوريين في لبنان للسلطات السورية الجديدة لإطلاق سراحهم، أو محاكمتهم في سوريا، أو لاستكمال مدة الحكم هناك. كما يطالب المعتقلون، وعلى رأسهم المضربون عن الطعام، بتسليط الضوء على الظروف اللاإنسانية المخالفة للقانون وأوضاع احتجازهم القاسية التي يعانون منها في السجون اللبنانية، كما يطالبون بمعاملة إنسانية كريمة.
he International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in an overnight operation returned the remains of four deceased hostages to Israel and transferred 537 Palestinian detainees to Gaza and the West Bank.
The Palestinian community of Shi’b Al-Butum in Masafer Yatta is at imminent risk of forcible transfer due to increasing state-backed settler attacks, as well as home demolitions, restrictions on access to land and illegal settlement expansion by the Israeli authorities, Amnesty International said today.
These denials to enter Gaza exacerbate a cycle of Israeli violations of Palestinians’ right to health. Israeli authorities control both entry into and exit from Gaza, including medical evacuations.
في 9 يناير/كانون الثاني 2025، انتخب البرلمان اللبناني رئيسًا جديدًا، هو جوزاف عون، بعد شغور رئاسي دام أكثر من عامَيْن. وفي 13 يناير/كانون الثاني 2025، كلّف الرئيس عون الرئيس السابق لمحكمة العدل الدولية وسفير لبنان السابق لدى الأمم المتحدة، نواف سلام، بتأليف وترؤس حكومة جديدة.
Mobility Tracking data indicates that 949,571 internally displaced persons (IDPs) have begun returning to their communities. Given the complexity and fluidity of population movements in the country, these observed returns cannot be considered permanent and should be viewed as a snapshot in time, as many people remain on the move.
On 9 January 2025, Lebanon’s Parliament elected a new president, Joseph Aoun, after a more than two-year presidential vacancy. On 13 January 2025, President Aoun designated the former president of the International Court of Justice and Lebanon’s former ambassador to the United Nations, Nawaf Salam, to form and lead a new cabinet of ministers.
Access Center for Human Rights (ACHR) expresses its concerns regarding the inability of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to consistently adhere to its humanitarian and protection mandates in Syria and Lebanon. This comes in response to a position paper by the office on the "Return to the Syrian Arab Republic," following political changes and the fall of the Assad regime.
