Hostilities continued despite the ceasefire extension announcement, with continued airstrikes and displacement orders affecting at least 14 new localities.
Renewed hostilities since early March 2026 have significantly aggravated humanitarian needs across Lebanon, triggering mass internal displacement now affecting more than one million people.
Despite the ceasefire, attacks on healthcare continue. Since the last reporting period, five incidents have been recorded, resulting in two deaths and ten injuries among healthcare workers.
Despite the ceasefire announced on 17 April, the humanitarian situation in Lebanon remained highly unstable during the reporting period. Hostilities continued across southern Lebanon, accompanied by renewed displacement orders affecting multiple localities, further undermining civilian protection and prospects for safe returns.
Findings from the Gender-Based Violence Information Management System (GBVIMS) indicate that while overall reported incidents declined significantly in March 2026 compared to February, the nature and severity of risks reported by survivors remain deeply concerning.
The humanitarian situation in Lebanon remains precarious despite the announcement of the ceasefire on 17 April 2026, with ongoing hostilities driving displacement and casualties, particularly in the South.
The report presents Action Against Hunger’s field findings from March to May 2026 on the deteriorating nutrition and health situation among infants, young children, and pregnant and lactating women amid the ongoing crisis in Lebanon.
Despite the announcement of the ceasefire as of 17 April, the humanitarian situation in Lebanon remained highly unstable during the reporting period, with continued insecurity forcing further population displacements, humanitarian access challenges, and undermining prospects for safe returns.
Nearly 600 people have been killed in Lebanon in four weeks of fragile ceasefire, while more than one million people remain displaced the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has said.
More than four children have been killed or injured every day on average in Lebanon in the first 25 days of a temporary ceasefire with families still unable to return to their homes, said Save the Children ahead of further peace talks this week.
More than 4,500 emergency shelter and household items were airlifted from Maastricht to Beirut today through an EU Humanitarian Air Bridge, as humanitarian needs continue to surge across Lebanon.
Since the onset of hostilities on 2 March, a total of 155 attacks on health care have resulted in 104 deaths and 244 injuries among health-care workers.
Humanitarian food assistance remains a critical source of food for households in Lebanon. However, assistance is expected to decline sharply starting in June, with no confirmed funding for several key emergency programs beyond May.
The humanitarian situation in Lebanon remained fragile and volatile, with developments during the reporting period further undermining prospects for civilian protection, safe and sustained returns, and unimpeded humanitarian access.
3 million people –over half of the Lebanese population– were already in need of humanitarian assistance before the recent hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah.
Vulnerable families, often displaced with limited or no safe options, face heightened uncertainty and insecurity, while urgently requiring life-saving assistance amid increasingly constrained access to basic services.
Under the framework of a ceasefire text that grants Israel the right to act against "planned, imminent or ongoing attacks," the IDF has weaponized this clause to physically enforce this buffer.
After 45 days of hostilities, a ceasefire announced on 16 April – which was extended for an additional 3 weeks - offered brief hope for displaced families in Lebanon. Some returned, only to find destruction, lack of services, and ongoing insecurity.
Despite an announced ceasefire in place since 17 April, the displacement and humanitarian crisis in Lebanon is far from over. This is a deeply fragile moment, marked by ongoing Israeli airstrikes, shelling, demolitions, evacuation orders, bans on return to certain areas and movement restrictions that continue to drive repeated displacement and rapidly growing humanitarian needs.
The post-ceasefire environment in Lebanon remains highly volatile. Despite the ceasefire declaration, intermittent hostilities and reported violations persist, particularly in South Lebanon, raising concerns over the sustainability of current security arrangements.
