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Situation Overview
Since 17 September 2024, Lebanon has experienced an unprecedented surge in casualties and displacement, dramatically compounding the already profound toll of over 11 months of violence. The escalation in hostilities extends to previously unaffected areas and has caused widespread destruction of homes and infrastructure across the country. National authorities estimate that over 1 million people are now directly affected and/or displaced by the conflict, including 11,600 pregnant women, with 3,900 women expected to give birth within the next three months. Tens of thousands of women and girls have sought refuge in collective sites in Lebanon, exacerbating vulnerabilities to gender-based violence (GBV). These women urgently need access to life-saving sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services, protection, hygiene, clean water and nutrition services. It is anticipated that needs will continue to rise, further exacerbating a crisis that has overwhelmed the nation’s already strained resources and infrastructure, and particularly impacting vulnerable populations who lack access to essential services and basic necessities.
Around 1,600 people have been killed, including 104 children, and more than 9,000 injured since 8 October 2023 - the majority of them within the past 2 weeks (MoPH). Dozens of women and children are among the dead as well as two UNHCR staff members. Approximately 177,000 Syrian and 63,000 Lebanese nationals have crossed into Syria to escape violence (DRM unit), a country where humanitarian needs have already reached unprecedented levels and where basic services are overstretched.
The health system continues to be targeted and government-led protection programmes for women and girls have been disrupted. Since October 2023, there have been 11 attacks on health care, the closure of around 40 health facilities and a shortage of healthcare workers (WHO). At least 38 health personnel have been killed and 65 injured. Hospitals are reaching their capacity for managing mass casualty incidents while many healthcare providers have been displaced, especially in the South, Bekaa and South Beirut. Partners are delivering services at the community level where possible and stand ready to resume services in primary health care centers (PHCs).