# UNHCR
Latest news and articles about UNHCR
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Lebanon’s Breaking Point: As Airstrikes Intensify, a Nation Edges Toward Collapse
A massive escalation in airstrikes has left Lebanon facing a severe humanitarian crisis, with over 300 dead and a million people displaced. The rapid destruction of infrastructure and the saturation of emergency shelters signal a potential collapse of civil order as the conflict expands into densely populated urban centers.
Lebanon’s Displacement Crisis Escalates: 100,000 People Forced From Homes in 24 Hours
UN agencies say Lebanon registered a surge of roughly 100,000 newly displaced people in one day as fighting between Hezbollah and Israel intensified. The rapid displacement strains Lebanon’s fragile services and heightens the risk of wider regional escalation, complicating humanitarian response efforts.
Lebanon’s Displacement Crisis Surges by 100,000 in a Day as Fighting Spreads
UNHCR’s Lebanon representative reported a sudden increase of about 100,000 internally displaced people in Lebanon within 24 hours, bringing registered IDPs above 667,000. The surge follows an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel and compounds strains on Lebanon’s already fragile humanitarian and state infrastructure.