What's happening in Lebanon?

Last updated: 20 August 2026

• Despite a ceasefire agreement in April, attacks and occupation have continued. Hundreds of thousands of people are still unable to return to their homes in southern Lebanon.
• A month after the ceasefire agreement, more than 380 people were killed in Lebanon. Around one million people remain displaced across the country, according to government estimates.
• Food security is getting worse across affected areas. Many people are struggling to access enough food as the crisis continues.
• Communities hosting displaced people are under growing pressure. Basic services such as water, sanitation, housing and other essential support are increasingly stretched.

Oxfam and our partners are continuing to respond to the situation on the ground.

We’ve reached over 33,000 people, providing displaced communities with essential items and services, including:

• clean water
• food assistance
• basic assistance
• protection services
• menstrual health and hygiene items

Oxfam is implementing extensive measures to ensure all work is safe and responsible. We are also collaborating with other organisations to coordinate aid across the country, helping avoid duplication and making support more effective.

Donate today to help people access the essentials they need, including safe drinking water, hygiene kits, menstrual products, and bedding.

The war in Lebanon is part of a continued expansion of hostilities across the region, where Israeli attacks have caused severe harm and destruction in Gaza, the West Bank, and other neighbouring countries.

Until there is a real and lasting end to the conflict, people are likely to face repeated outbreaks of violence, with little accountability for what’s happening.

Ongoing violations of international humanitarian law are weakening the rules meant to protect people in conflict. There needs to be accountability, legal action, and pressure from the international community put an end to the violence.

Lebanon has faced crisis after crisis in recent years: a refugee crisis from the war in Syria, COVID-19, the Beirut Blast in 2020, a cholera outbreak in 2022, an ongoing economic crisis, and ongoing violent conflicts since 2023. These crises have resulted in skyrocketing poverty and the collapse of essential public services.

Families are living in constant fear, struggling to access basic necessities and trying to protect their children while violence continues around them.

Humanitarian needs are rising every day as communities cope with displacement, trauma, and deep uncertainty.

Hundreds of thousands of people in Lebanon have been forced to flee their homes following forced displacement orders and heavy Israeli airstrikes. Many families are now sheltering in temporary spaces in Tripoli, Beirut, Mount Lebanon and North Lebanon.

Oxfam and our partners are providing critical assistance  to displaced families, organisations that provide essential services, and people affected by the conflict.

This includes providing clean water, hygiene kits, menstrual products and bedding to displaced families.

But as more people are forced to flee and households are prevented from returning to their communities, humanitarian needs are growing by the hour.

We are preparing to scale up our response and reach more communities affected by the crisis.

Your donation can help provide clean water, essential supplies and emergency support to families forced to flee their homes.

This latest wave of violence shows that International Humanitarian Law has become negotiable.

As the region stands at a perilous moment, Oxfam urgently calls on all parties to the conflict to immediately end the violence. This crisis will have significant consequences beyond the region.

International leaders and the global community must mobilise every effort to prevent the destruction of lives and livelihoods of millions across Lebanon and beyond.