Since Israel began bombing Lebanon following Hezbollah’s rocket attacks on Israel in retaliation for the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, over 800,000 people nearly 15 percent of Lebanon’s population have been displaced

Families in southern Lebanon are fleeing Israeli airstrikes and seeking refuge in schools and stadiums in Beirut as the U.S.-Israel war on Iran spreads across the region.

Since Israel began bombing Lebanon following Hezbollah’s rocket attacks on Israel in retaliation for the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, over 800,000 people nearly 15 percent of Lebanon’s population have been displaced.

Hezbollah had not launched attacks on Israel since the November 2024 ceasefire, despite near-daily violations by Israel.

This escalation has pulled Lebanon back into the wider Middle East conflict just 15 months after the last Israel-Hezbollah war.
According to Lebanese authorities, only about 132,000 of the displaced are in collective shelters.

The rest are scattered: some with relatives, others in unfinished buildings or with host communities, and many are sleeping on the streets.

On Friday, the United Nations launched a $308 million flash appeal to help Lebanon cope with the humanitarian fallout of the conflict.

Since March 2, Israeli attacks have killed at least 850 people and wounded more than 2,100 in Lebanon, including 107 children and 66 women, the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health reported on Sunday.

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