Displaced people in Saida, southern Lebanon, describe their journeys in search of safety and the medical challenges they face under an overstretched health system.
Nearly a year into targeted, reproductive violence against Palestinian women and girls, and the bombing of our reproductive health site in Gaza; IPPF readies itself for a fresh wave of attacks against its health workers and clinics in Lebanon.
مع كلّ یوم یمرّ، تتّسع دائرة العنف الممیتة في لبنان، تاركةً مزیدًا من الدمار والمعاناة یواجھ لبنان حالیاً أزمة إنسانیة ذات أبعاد كارثیة، مع تزاید وقوع الضحایا المدنیین، والنزوح الجماعي، والدمار الواسع للبنیة التحتیة المدنیة في جمیع أنحاء البلاد.
Lebanon is now facing a humanitarian crisis of catastrophic proportions, with mounting civilian casualties, mass displacement and extensive destruction of civilian infrastructure across the country.
Airstrikes continued across the country, including in Nabatieh, Bekaa, Baalbek, South Lebanon and Mount Lebanon governorates, and the number of casualties increased to 2,593 people killed and more than 12,000 injured since 8 October 2023, according to the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH).
The humanitarian crisis continues to deepen in Lebanon as a result of intense and wide-scale hostilities, marked by violent strikes especially in the areas of South Lebanon, Bekaa, and Beirut’s southern suburbs.
The Israeli military’s repeated strikes on the Hezbollah-affiliated financial institution al-Qard al-Hassan in Lebanon indicate deliberate attacks on civilian structures that amount to war crimes, Human Rights Watch said today.
The escalation in hostilities has forced five hospitals and 100 out of 207 primary health centers in Lebanon to close, 94 health workers have been killed in the line of duty.
A regional displacement crisis is unfolding in Lebanon, the Syrian Arab Republic and beyond, which will have serious implications for the region and its people.
The Israeli military’s targeting of branches of Qard al-Hassan, a non-profit financial association affiliated with Hezbollah, with over 30 branches across Lebanon, likely violates international humanitarian law and must be investigated as a war crime, Amnesty International said today.
Lebanon remains engulfed in a worsening humanitarian crisis as Israeli airstrikes continue to expand across the country targeting more areas with devastating impact on civilians and key infrastructure essential for daily life.
As the conflict intensifies and humanitarian needs arise, soon exacerbated by winter challenges, WFP urgently requires US$ 116 million by the end of the year to sustain its emergency operations.
Relentless Israeli airstrikes are being carried out in densely populated areas, including in Beirut, and essential civilian infrastructure and property have been struck and destroyed.
