The humanitarian situation in Lebanon continues to escalate due to conflict with Israel at its southern border. Nearly 100,000 people have been internally displaced and hundreds of civilians have been injured and killed. Civilian infrastructure for agriculture, water and sanitation, livelihood, health and education has sustained heavy damage that impacts hundreds of thousands more people in Lebanon.
Border Violence
Human Rights Watch has documented Israel’s repeated use of white phosphorus, a chemical that combusts on contact with oxygen, in Lebanon. Since October, Israel has deployed this banned chemical five times over residential areas, injured at least 173 people.
On June 18, the Israeli military announced that they have “approved and validated” operational plans for an offensive in Lebanon. There is a very real possibility that the conflict may significantly escalate in the next weeks and months.
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