Ceasefire extended amid continued violations on the ground: Following U.S.‑facilitated talks in Washington, Israel and Lebanon agreed to extend the ceasefire for a further three weeks, with the stated aim of preventing escalation and creating space for continued diplomatic engagement.
As of 31 December, over 1.3 million Syrians have returned back home since December 2024, with more than 3.7 million registered Syrian refugees continuing to reside in host countries in the region.
Across Lebanon, women and girls navigate continued displacement, loss, and returns home – often multiple times – as uncertainty remains part of daily life.
The reporting period was characterized by a dramatic and lethal intensification of hostilities that has plunged Lebanon into its most severe humanitarian crisis in decades.
A week into the newly extended conditional ceasefire in Lebanon, over one million people, including 390,000 children, remain displaced across the country, with children still living in terror of bombing, said Save the Children.
Lebanon continues to confront a massive humanitarian crisis, despite the entry into effect of a 10-day ceasefire on 17 April, with hundreds of thousands of people remaining internally displaced and in urgent need of assistance.
The war in Lebanon, now under a fragile 10-day ceasefire, has had a devastating impact on Lebanon’s healthcare system and staff. Bombings by Israeli forces killed and injured people, while attacks on first responders and in the vicinity of hospitals put healthcare workers at risk, leaving many wounded and killed.
Following the escalation in hostilities across the Middle East beginning on 28 February 2026, cross-border movements into the Syrian Arab Republic (hereafter referred to as Syria) increased, particularly from neighbouring Lebanon.
A 10‑day ceasefire brokered by the United States between Lebanon and Israel came into effect at midnight on Thursday 16 April, aimed at halting hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah and paving the way for a lasting peace agreement.
Six months on from the announcement of the ceasefire in Gaza, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) warns that Gaza’s humanitarian crisis is being forgotten as the world’s attention shifts elsewhere in the Middle East, despite conditions within Gaza deteriorating at an alarming pace.
As of the eve of the ten-day ceasefire announcement, the humanitarian situation in Lebanon continued to deteriorate, with prolonged displacement of people who have fled, leaving everything they own and jobs behind**, and are facing difficulties accessing safe and dignified shelter, and basic services**.
Islamic Relief welcomes news of last night’s ceasefire announcement between Lebanon and Israel. With more than a fifth of the population displaced, the people of Lebanon are in desperate need of humanitarian assistance.
This report provides an overview of entry and exit movements by air, land, and sea. It captures the movements for Lebanese, Syrian, and other nationalities.
The Israeli military’s destruction of the Qasmieh bridge on April 16, 2026, which took place hours before a ceasefire was announced, threatens to cut off Lebanese territory south of the Litani River from the rest of the country, Human Rights Watch said today.
Over a year since the power shift in Damascus on 8 December 2024, the Syrian Arab Republic (hereafter referred to as Syria) continues to face complex and evolving mobility dynamics.
At least 2,196 people have been killed, including 172 children, and 7,185 wounded, including 661 children, following weeks of deadly airstrikes and military operations in Lebanon.
Hostilities across Lebanon continued during the reporting period, following the large‑scale airstrikes of 8 April and amid ongoing military operations in southern Lebanon, parts of the Bekaa and Beirut’s southern suburbs.
Continued attacks on healthcare were reported during and following the deadliest day of the ongoing conflict on 8 April 2026, constituting a blatant violation of International Humanitarian Law and a clear breach of UN Security Council Resolution 2286, which mandates the protection of health personnel and facilities.
