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Impact of ongoing airstrikes
• In the past 24 hours, hostilities struck central Beirut three times, including one strike hitting displaced peo‑ ple sheltering in tents near the seafront, another target‑ ing a building near government offices, and a third in a densely populated residential area, marking a major expansion of the conflict into the capital. Since 2 March, multiple strikes across Beirut and other urban areas have resulted in hundreds of civilian deaths and wide‑ spread injuries, with several attacks targeting residential buildings and locations hosting displaced civilians.
• Overall hostilities have intensified across multiple areas of Lebanon reaching 1,803 (DRM, 13 March 2026).
• Geographical expansion and intensification of hostilities across Lebanon continue to worsen the humanitarian situation and exposing growing numbers of people to persistent insecurity. Evacuation orders are driving re‑ peated and secondary displacement, disrupting frag‑ ile living arrangements, increasing pressure on host communities and shelter capacity, and complicating displacement patterns and humanitarian needs, partic‑ ularly in locations that had already been receiving large numbers of arrivals (OCHA Flash Update #7).
Casualties and injury overview
• MoPH reported that the cumulative number of casu‑ alties since 2 March has reached 2,706, including 773 Situation updates Health facilities partially damaged Health facilities CLOSED Health workers Total number of attacks on EMS deaths and 1,933 injuries, as of 3:30 pm on 13 March 2026, with an increase in daily reported deaths observed over the last two days. Fig. 1.
• Out of the total injured, 989 (51%) were treated at Emer‑ gency Rooms as outpatient, 754 (39%) admitted to reg‑ ular wards and 190 (10%) admitted to ICU.
• The majority of fatalities and injuries occurred in the South (734 injured, 295deaths), followed by Nabatiyeh (722 injured, 309 deaths), and Mount Lebanon (218 in‑ jured, 48 deaths), Additional cases were reported across other governorates. Fig 2.
• Of the total casualties, 80% (1,258 injured, 608 death) were male and 20% (349 injured, 62 death) female, Fig 3.
• 16% of the total casualties are children, 326 injured and 103 dead. Fig 4.
• Nationality data shows that 91% were Lebanese, 7% Syr‑ ian/Palestinian, and 2% from other nationalities. Fig 5.
Displaced people and shelters
• As of 13 March 2026, DRM reported a total 830,441 self-registered displaced individuals, of whom 130,624 (33,712 families) are residing in 612 collective shelters across the country.
• The highest concentration of shelters is in Beirut and Mount Lebanon, with several facilities already over‑ crowded.
• New collective shelters are being opened daily, and around 36 shelters with remaining capacity are current‑ly available, mainly in Akkar, Bekaa, and North governor‑ ates.
• Despite these efforts, many displaced people are shel‑ tering in public spaces, open areas, and other tempo‑ rary locations due to the lack of immediate relocation options.
• 26 districts have reported the arrival of internally dis‑ placed people (IDPs), while 16 districts have reported their departure (IOM-DTM Update #5).
• Rising rental costs and limited housing availability are constraining families’ ability to secure alternative ac‑ commodation, while in several locations host commu‑ nities are reaching their absorption capacity, further narrowing safe shelter options (OCHA Flash Update #7).
Impact on health services and vulnerable groups
• The ongoing conflict is placing significant strain on the already fragile health system and is increasingly affect‑ ing access to essential health services. The impact is being felt across multiple levels, including health care workers, health infrastructure, and the delivery of critical health services.
• Since 2 March 2026, 35 attacks on Emergency Medical Services (EMS) have been reported, resulting in 48 inju‑ ries and 18 deaths. These incidents also caused damage to 11 EMS centres and 23 ambulances.
• Health infrastructure has been further affected, with five hospitals forced to close (Bahman Hospital, Al-Sahel Hospital, Bint Jbeil Public Hospital, Mays al-Jabal Public Hospital, and Al-Burj Hospital), while four hospitals sus‑ tained partial damage (Hasbaya Hospital, Bahman Hos‑ pital, Jabal Amel Hospital, and Al-Najda Hospital). • In addition, 45 primary health care centres (PHCs) across Lebanon have closed, further limiting access to essen‑ tial health services.
• The crisis is disproportionately affecting vulnerable pop‑ ulations, including children, women, persons with dis‑ abilities, refugees, and migrant workers.
• As of 11 March, approximately 285,900 displaced peo‑ ple are children, of whom around 44,000 are living in collective shelters. Across the country, 407 schools (344 public and 63 private) are being used as collective shel‑ ters, highlighting the scale of displacement and its im‑ pact on education (OCHA Flash Update #7).
• Emergencies significantly increase the vulnerability of affected populations, with heightened risks of exploita‑ tion and abuse. Women and children remain particularly at risk, underscoring the urgent need for proactive pro‑ tection measures and adherence to the highest stan‑ dards of safety.
• Persons with disabilities remain among the most vul‑ nerable populations affected by displacement and the ongoing crisis in Lebanon. The response is being coor‑ dinated through the Disability Emergency Task Force working to ensure accessible shelters, coordinated ser‑ vices, and inclusive humanitarian assistance, while WHO continues to monitor and respond to their health needs, particularly ensuring access to essential medications.
• Access to essential healthcare is also disrupted, notably emergency obstetric and maternal care, particularly for women on the move, including displaced Syrian women. Reports indicate that some women are delivering out‑ side health facilities or arriving late to hospitals, increas‑ ing maternal and neonatal risks.
• Access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services remains critical, especially in high-density shel‑ ters not designed for large populations. Combined with overcrowding, interrupted immunization programs, damaged WASH infrastructure, and weakened public health systems, these conditions create a high risk for communicable disease outbreaks, including acute wa‑ tery diarrhea, measles, and respiratory infections.