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OVERVIEW
Since 8 October 2023, escalating hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel have been significantly affecting South and Nabatiye governorates (IOM 30/05/2024; Intersos accessed 03/06/2024). Bint Jbeil, Marjayoun, Saida, and Sour are among the districts most affected (FEWS NET 01/03/2024). The current Israel-Hezbollah escalation was sparked by Hamas’s 7 October military operation on Israeli territory and the conflict that has since decimated Gaza and spread across the West Bank.
Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon have hit densely populated areas, affecting residents and resulting in displacement (OCHA 08/05/2024; BBC 01/05/2024). By 25 June 2024, nearly 97,000 people had been displaced from and within districts in southern Lebanon, and 435 people had been killed, including 97 civilians (IOM 27/06/2024; OCHA 29/06/2024). This escalation has increased the burden on Lebanon’s already strained healthcare, education, and WASH sectors (Anera 23/05/2024; OCHA 30/05/2024).
Access restrictions, mainly resulting from insecurity and airstrikes, are impeding humanitarian organisations’ delivery of aid and the population’s access to public services in conflict areas (OCHA 23/02/2024; FEWS NET 01/03/2024; Save the Children 07/03/2024).