Situation Update

Post-ceasefire context remains highly volatile. Despite the ceasefire, intermittent hostilities and reported violations continue, particularly in South Lebanon, raising concerns regarding the durability and sustainability of the ceasefire.

Displacement dynamics remain fluid. The majority of internally displaced people (IDPs) have not permanently returned to their villages due to the lack of basic services (electricity, water supply), extensive damage to housing, and persistent security concerns. Many IDPs are conducting daytime visits to their homes while returning to collective shelters (CSs) overnight. In some villages, return movements remain restricted even under cease-fire conditions.

Returns are occurring in a high-risk environment. Areas of return are affected by unexploded ordnance (UXOs), disrupted WASH conditions, and limited availability of essential services, increasing the risk of communicable disease outbreaks and posing serious safety and public health risks.

These factors continue to constrain access to healthcare, particularly in damaged and underserved return areas.

Health facility closures continue to limit access. Six hospitals and forty-six Primary Health Care Centers (PHCCs) remain closed, while seven PHCCs are operational for chronic disease management and emergency care only, placing additional strain on remaining functional facilities and limiting access to services, particularly in areas of return.