Lebanon 2026 Acute Crisis Joint Response

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Since the 1st March 2026, Israel’s hostilities on Lebanon have further escalated with intense airstrikes reported across multiple areas north and south of the Litani River including South, Nabatieh, Beirut, Beqaa, Baalbek-El Hermel, Mount Lebanon and the North. Ground clashes have also been reported in parts of southern Lebanon. Reportedly all villages South of the Litani River (all SLR) received evacuation orders to move north of the Litani river including Tyre city as well as the southern suburbs of Beirut. As of March 18th, 14% of Lebanon’s territory is now under Israel’s displacement orders, which has resulted in more than1 million internally displaced persons (IDPs).

Civilians are being killed or harmed in bombardment and majority have fled with little belongings and crowd into shelters not adapted to the amount of influx. According to OCHA, on March 24 a total of 1,039 people, including 118 children, are killed by the Israeli bombardments, more than 1 million are displaced, and only 130,000 people are received in collective shelters. The crisis adds to the already prevalent food insecurity of the country, which was projected before the attacks to reach 961,000 people between April and July 2026. Overcrowded shelters represent risks for the security of IDPs, especially for vulnerable populations (children, unaccompanied children, people with disabilities, refugees, members of the LGBTQ+ community, etc.). With an already-strained government and the lack of funding, the current structures in place in response to the crisis are in critical need of support.

The Dutch Relief Alliance Joint Response in Lebanon delivers urgent, multi-sector humanitarian aid to 108,554 internally displaced people fleeing Israel’s bombardments. Led by War Child, with partner organisations CARE, Plan International, OXFAM Novib, Stichting Vluchteling, Cordaid, the Lebanese Organisation for Studies and Training (LOST), Nusaned, Caritas Lebanon, Human Aid and Development Organisation (HAND), Nabad, ShareQ, International Rescue Committee (IRC), Mousawat, SIDC, Development for People and Nature Association (DPNA), Social Humanitarian Economical Intervention for Local Development (SHEILD) and LECORVAW, the response addresses urgent needs resulting from the escalation of attacks.