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The past few days saw unprecedented escalation of Israeli airstrikes across Lebanon including the South, southern suburb of Beirut and the Bekaa, with attacks increasing in number and the scope expanding to additional areas across the country, such as Mount Lebanon and North Lebanon. Israeli forces stated that they conducted over 1,500 strikes between September 23-24. The destruction of civilian infrastructure and the level of damage in residential areas has caused massive civilian casualties and displacement.

It’s been almost a year since the war on Lebanon started in absolute silence from the international community. The last two weeks however have witnessed a horrific increase in violence, with so far and according to the latest figures, 690 deaths, including 50 children and 94 women, in addition to 2316 injured, and more than 111,700 individuals displaced.

26 September 2024, Beirut, Lebanon – How does a country reeling from socioeconomic and internal and external political shocks prepare for an acute health emergency? Lebanon may provide an answer.

Last Monday we suspended all our programmes in Lebanon due to the rapid escalation and unpredictability of the conflict in the region.

Since Monday 23 September, nearly 600 people have been killed, including 50 children and 94 women, while nearly 1,700 have been injured by strikes across Lebanon (source: MoPH).

As violence mounts dramatically, CARE calls for an immediate de-escalation and launches a humanitarian response to help affected displaced populations.

BEIRUT, 23 September 2024 – At least 21 children are among an estimated 270 people killed, and more than 1,000 injured in Israeli strikes on southern and eastern Lebanon on Monday, with all schools now closing and children terrified, said Save the Children.

Islamic Relief strongly condemns today’s deadly attacks on civilians in Lebanon and calls on world leaders to take urgent action to stop further escalation.

Today’s Israeli bombing has caused by far the deadliest day in Lebanon since the crisis began almost a year ago. The death toll is rising rapidly but so far more than 180 people are reported killed and over 700 wounded, including children and many other civilians. Hundreds of Israeli airstrikes have torn through residential areas and families are fleeing the south of the country in terror.

The Israeli military’s announcement for civilians in...

Statement by Jan Egeland, the Norwegian Refugee Council’s secretary general, on Israeli airstrikes on Lebanese villages following days of escalation in southern Lebanon and northern Israel

Reports of a growing number of fatalities and many hundreds injured in devastating aerial bombardments in Lebanon today are a cause for grave concern.

STATEMENT ON THE SERIES OF EXPLOSIONS ACROSS LEBANON AND SYRIA

NEW YORK, 23 September 2024 – “I am deeply alarmed by the ongoing surge of attacks in Lebanon and Israel, which earlier today reportedly claimed the lives of at least 24 children in southern Lebanon. The intensifying violence represents a dangerous escalation for civilians in the area.

UNIFIL expresses grave concern for the safety of civilians in southern Lebanon amidst the most intense Israeli bombing campaign since last October.

Lebanon continues to be severely impacted by ongoing hostilities, with daily exchanges of fire across the southern border. Over the past two weeks, there has been a marked intensification in the conflict with Lebanon experiencing its deadliest day since 8 October 2023 on 17 and 18 September. The simultaneous explosions of pagers and two-way radios over the two days killed at least 37 people and injured more than 3,000. The explosions caused severe injuries, including loss of digits, facial and eye injuries, and abdominal wounds, overwhelming medical services with the arrival of hundreds of...

أطلقت المؤسسة الفلسطينية لحقوق الإنسان (شاهد) تقريرها السنويّ للعام 2023، مسلطةً الضوء على أبرز المستجدات حول واقع اللاجئين الفلسطينيين في لبنان، ومعرجّةً على أوضاعالفلسطينيين في الأراضي الفلسطينية المحتلة. عُني التقرير بعناوين عدّة، أبرزها الأوضاع القانونية للاجئين الفلسطينيين في لبنان، وتقييم لأداء الأونروا خلال عام 2023، إضافة لأوضاع اللاجئين في قطاع غزة في ظل الحرب المستمرة عليهم، وخلص في الختام إلى مجموعة من التوصيات التي من شأنها أن تحسّن من أوضاع اللاجئين الفلسطينيين وتحفظ لهم حقوقهم.

أنشطة ضمن فعاليات يوم المعوق العالمي

We are deeply shocked at the horrendous attack carried out on the night of 17 October into the Al Ahli hospital, in the besieged Gaza Strip, which led to the death of 471 people[1], including children, health care staff, and Internally Displaced People (IDPs), being the deadliest incident in Gaza since hostilities escalated. Earlier that day, an attack on a UNRWA school left six casualties and dozens injured.

These attacks take place against the backdrop of unprecedented hostilities, including an Israeli-imposed siege that has completely cut off over 2.3 million Palestinian residents of the...

يدين مركز سيدار للدراسات القانونية بشدة المجزرة البشعة التي ارتكبتها إسرائيل يوم الثلاثاء 17 تشرين الأول 2023، بحق المدنيين الأبرياء والمصابين والمرضى الذين كانوا يتلقون العلاج في مستشفى «المعمداني» في غزة، واستشهد جراء القصف أكثر من 500 شهيد، أغلبهم من النساء والأطفال، فيما أصيب أكثر من ألف آخرين بإصابات خطيرة.

ويمثل ذلك انتهاكاً صارخاً للقوانين الدولية وحقوق الإنسان، ويطالب المحكمة الجنائية بفتح تحقيق عاجل في الجرائم المرتكبة بحق الشعب الفلسطيني، لارتكاب هذه الجرائم داخل الأراضي الفلسطينية والتي صادقت علي ميثاق روما.

ووفقًا لآخر تحديثٍ صادر عن وزارة الصحة الفسلطينية مساء أمس، فقد بلغ عدد...

In 2014, Mohammad had arrived Lebanon with his family. He knew later he is wanted by the Syrian Military Forces and Syrian State Security and is wanted as well to do the obligatory Military Service.

On 21 January 2023, Mohammad was arrested at a checkpoint by the Lebanese Army in Chtaura in Beqaa, very close where he lives. He was referred afterward to the Military Court in Beirut.

On 20 September 2023, he was sentenced innocent from the military Court but on 22 September 2023, he was transferred to the General Directorate of General Security in Beirut. He knew later that the Lebanese...

في عام 2014، وصل محمد إلى لبنان مع عائلته. عرف فيما بعد أنه مطلوب من قبل جهاز الأمن العسكرية السوري وأمن الدولة السوري، ومطلوب أيضاً لأداء الخدمة العسكرية الإجبارية.

في 21 كانون الثاني 2023، أعتقل محمد عند نقطة تفتيش من قبل الجيش اللبناني في شتورة في البقاع، بالقرب من مكان إقامته. وأحيل بعد ذلك إلى المحكمة العسكرية في بيروت.

بتاريخ 20 أيلول 2023، حكم عليه بالبراءة من المحكمة العسكرية، لكن بتاريخ 22 أيلول 2023، تم تحويله إلى المديرية العامة للأمن العام في بيروت. وعلم لاحقاً أن السلطات اللبنانية ستقوم بترحيله إلى سوريا رغم أن الحكم لم يتضمن بند بوجوب ترحيله.

بتاريخ 13 تشرين الأول 2023، حضر إليه...