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WHO Lebanon Health Emergency Situation update #6 (11 March 2026)

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Situation updates

Impact of ongoing airstrikes and displacement

• Since 2 March 2026, hostilities have continued to direct‑ ly impact nearly the entire population residing south of the Litani River, as well as parts of Baalbek Governorate, the Bekaa Valley, and large areas of Beirut’s southern suburbs. The escalation has also reached central Beirut, with two airstrikes reported within four days in the ar‑ eas of Raouché and Aicha Bakkar, while casualty figures continue to rise daily. According to the Lebanon Disas‑ ter Risk Management (DRM) Unit, a total of 1,450 hostil‑ ities had been recorded across Lebanon as of 10 March 2026.

• MoPH reported a cumulative number of casualties since 2nd March has reached 2,220 including 634 deaths (in‑ cluding 91 children and 47 women) and 1,586 injuries as of 3:00pm on March 11, 2026. Fig 1.

• Out of the total injured, 52% were treated at Emergency room as outpatient, 38% admitted to regular wards and 10% admitted to ICU. • The majority of fatalities and injuries occurred in Naba‑ tiyeh (913 casualties), followed by the South (786 casu‑ alties), and Mount Lebanon (228 casualties), Additional cases were reported across other governorates. Fig 2.

• Of the total casualties, 80% were male and 20% female, Fig 3.

• Of the total casualties, 91 children are dead (25%) and 275 children (75%) are injured. • Nationality data shows that 90% were Lebanese, 7% Syr‑ ian/Palestinian, and 3% from other nationalities, Fig 4.

Displaced people and shelters

• As of 11 March 2026, DRM reported a total of 816,700 self-registered displaced individuals out of which 125,800 displaced individuals residing in 590 collective shelters across the country. The highest concentration of shelters is in Beirut and Mount Lebanon. Shelters with remaining capacity are currently available only in Akkar, Bekaa, and North governorates, while additional shelters are being prepared in Beirut and Mount Leba‑ non to accommodate further displacement.