More than half a million people are now displaced in Lebanon, with 285,000 having left the country, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Saturday.
The number of conflict-related deaths has reportedly increased by 200% in the past two weeks, while the number of displaced people has increased by 385%.
Since September 23, Israel has significantly intensified its rocket attacks on targets of the Iran-backed Shiite militia Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Hezbollah has been attacking Israel in solidarity with the Palestinian militant group Hamas since the war in Gaza began after the October 7 terrorist attacks.
As of Thursday, at least 1,699 people have reportedly been killed and nearly 10,000 injured in the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah within a year, according to the OCHA, which cited the Lebanese Health Ministry.
About 77 health workers have been killed, 28 of them reportedly in just 24 hours between Wednesday and Thursday.
At least 541,527 people were displaced in the country as of Thursday, according to the UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM).
According to IOM reports, almost 285,000 people have left the country since September 23, about 40% of them Lebanese.
Nearly 40,000 Lebanese have reportedly flown out, along with 10,000 Syrians. The majority of people flee overland across borders, especially to Syria.
According to the OCHA, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has recorded 185,000 arrivals in Syria. At least 4,000 Lebanese have also reportedly fled to Iraq.
