UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk speaks to the media, at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Palais Wilson, in Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday, June 10, 2026. (Photo: Martial Trezzini/Keystone/AP)
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk speaks to the media, at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Palais Wilson, in Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday, June 10, 2026. (Photo: Martial Trezzini/Keystone/AP)

More than 3,600 people ​have been killed in Israeli strikes on Lebanon and more than one ​million Lebanese have been displaced.

The US declared a ceasefire on April 16, but fighting has ‌continued. Lebanon said Israel has carried out nearly 3,500 strikes since the truce was announced.

According to the UN, the crisis is rapidly eroding food security, with nearly ⁠1 ​in 4 people in Lebanon – about 1.24 million ​people – expected to face emergency levels of food insecurity in the next 2 months.