Crisis in Lebanon Escalates, Residents Suffer More

At least 2,141 people have been killed, and 10,099 injured due to rising tensions in Lebanon, marked by the most intense attacks on September 23, 2024.

More than one million residents have lost their homes and are now internally displaced. Additionally, over 400,000 people are reported to have fled to Syria.

The exchange of fire between the warring parties is expected to intensify.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed concerns in a Xinhua news report that the escalating conflict and ongoing attacks might cause Lebanon to face a fate similar to that of Gaza.

More than 77 villages and towns in southern Lebanon have been ordered to evacuate, yet airstrikes continue unabated.

Hundreds of thousands of people are seeking refuge in schools converted into temporary shelters, which are insufficient to accommodate the entire affected population.

The conditions have become overcrowded, forcing some to sleep outside school or in playgrounds.

More than 100 people share a single toilet, and some have no access to bathroom facilities.

It is estimated that 100,000 people are forced to sleep on the streets, in addition to those sheltering in tents set up along the coast.

As of October 10, 2024, Islamic Relief Lebanon have distributed 11,737 food packages, 500 meat packages, 2,273 hygiene kits, 1,335 blankets and mattresses, and 17,609 medical equipment and supplies to assist the affected residents in Lebanon.