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Lebanon

WHO Lebanon Health Emergency Situation update #19 (14 April 2026)

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Impact of ongoing airstrikes

• Over the past 4 days, the security situation in Lebanon has remained volatile, with continued cross-border hostilities including intermittent airstrikes on the south. These incidents have resulted in further civilian im-pact and displacement.

• Despite ongoing tensions, diplomatic engagement has to explore de-escalation, though the situation re-mains fragile with continued risk of escalation along the southern border.

• Total number of hostilities reached 6,986 since 2 March 2026.

Casualties and injury overview

• MoPH reported a cumulative number of casualties since 2nd March has reached 9,045 including 2,124 deaths (including 168 children and 254 women) and 6,921 injuries as of 6:00pm on April 14 , 2026., Fig. 1.

• Out of the total injured, 3,638 (53 %) were treated at Emergency room as outpatient 2,779 (40 %) admitted to regular wards and 504 (7 %) admitted to ICU.

• The majority of fatalities and injuries occurred in Nabatiyeh (3,578 casualties), followed by the South (3,275 casualties), and Mount Lebanon (1,074 casualties). Additional cases were reported across other governorates.
Fig 2.

• Of the total casualties, 7,655 (85 %) were male and 1,390 (15 %) females.

• 9 % of the total casualties are children, 168 children are dead, and 650 children are injured. Fig 3. Shows age distribution of causalities.

• Nationality data shows that 93 % (8,447 casualties) were Lebanese, 4 % (350 casualties) Syrian, 1 % (126) Pal-estinian, and 1 % (122 casualties) from other nationalities, Fig 4.

• Casualties on April 8, 2026, alone reached a total of 1,580, including 376 deaths (31 children and 99 women) and 1,223 injured (154 children and 378 women), Fig. 5. Of the reported deaths, 60 require DNA testing for identification, and 30 individuals remain missing.