On October 29, 2024, UNIFIL delivered essential humanitarian aid to the Municipality of Tyre amid a challenging situation in south Lebanon. The donation included much-needed medical devices and medicines provided by two Italian donors, Banco Farmaceutico and the NGO Live to Love.
The crisis in Lebanon has escalated sharply, with ongoing hostilities resulting in severe casualties, extensive displacement, and a mounting humanitarian toll.
Human Rights Watch documented three attacks, involving apparent war crimes, in which Israeli forces unlawfully struck medical personnel, transports, and facilities, including paramedics at a civil defense center in central Beirut on October 3, 2024, and an ambulance and a hospital in southern Lebanon on October 4, killing 14 paramedics.
More than 11,000 pregnant women have been impacted by the escalated bombardment of Lebanon. Some 1,300 of them are expected to give birth in the next month, even as an estimated one quarter of the country’s infrastructure has been destroyed.
Depuis le 23 septembre, date du début des bombardements massifs de l’armée israélienne au Liban, les équipes MSF ont développé leurs opérations dans le pays, notamment pour venir en aide aux centaines de milliers de personnes déplacées.
The Humanitarian Country Team in Lebanon, led by the Humanitarian Coordinator and supplementing national efforts, continues to respond to the humanitarian needs of the people affected by the increase in hostilities in Lebanon.
An official delegation from Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has arrived in Beirut, Lebanon, aboard the latest Qatari Emiri Air Force (QEAF) aircraft, deployed with a new shipment of humanitarian aid from QRCS, as part of the Qatari airlift in support of the people affected by the recent military escalation in Lebanon.
يواصل الفريق الإنساﻧﻲ ﻓﻲ لبنان، بقيادة منسق الشؤون الإنسانية واستكمالًا للجهود الوطنية، جهود الاستجابة للاحتياجات الإنسانية المتفاقمة للأشخاص المتضررين والنازحين نتيجة تصعيد الأعمال العدائية ﻓﻲ لبنان.
قام وفد رسمي من المقر الرئيسي للهلال الأحمر القطري في الدوحة بمرافقة طائرة القوات الجوية الأميرية القطرية التي وصلت أمس الاثنين إلى مطار رفيق الحريري الدولي بالعاصمة اللبنانية بيروت، وعلى متنها شحنة جديدة من المساعدات الإنسانية المقدمة من الهلال الأحمر القطري، ضمن الجسر الجوي القطري لدعم الأشقاء اللبنانيين المتضررين من التطورات الجار ية مؤخراً.
Since October 8 there has been an increase in cross-border incidents between Israel and Lebanon, resulting in the displacement of people both within the South and elsewhere within the country.
A month after the escalation of violence in Lebanon began, Israeli airstrikes continue to target densely populated areas, including the southern suburbs of Beirut, the Bekaa Valley, and southern areas, affecting numerous villages and cities.
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.
UNRWA is working with a range of partner organisations (community based, local NGOs and international NGOs) in all its emergency shelters to provide a full range of services, including hot meals and psychosocial support activities. In its emergency response, UNRWA has relied on the dedication and commitment of partners on the ground.
Since October 8 there has been an increase in cross-border incidents between Israel and Lebanon, resulting in the displacement of people both within the South and elsewhere within the country.
