UNHCR Lebanon Emergency Flash Update (12 November 2024)

Situation overview

• Israeli air strikes continue across Lebanon, including in the South, Saida, Nabatieh, Bekaa and Mount Lebanon, deepening the already severe humanitarian crisis.

• Lebanese authorities refer to 1.2 million people affected, while the joint IOM and UNHCR tracking shows that as of 11 November, 878,497 Lebanese and Syrian people have been internally displaced in Lebanon (Source: IOM/DTM round 61).

• Since October 2023, UNHCR identified over 92,000 refugees who are secondarily displaced, including over 76,000 since 23 September only, 99 per cent being Syrian refugees.

• UNHCR estimates that at least 340,000 Syrian refugees were residing in the cadasters most affected by the hostilities1 .

• To date, the latest hostilities have resulted in some 3,243 deaths and 14,134 injured, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health.

• Over 528,000 people2 are estimated to have crossed from Lebanon to Syria since the escalation of hostilities, with around 62 per cent Syrians and 38 per cent Lebanese nationals.

• The most urgent needs are access to safe shelters, core relief items, healthcare, food, cash assistance, and protection services

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