LEBANON

Jeremy Ristord
MSF Head of mission in Lebanon



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As Israeli ground
operations intensify,

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53 healthcare facilities
have already been targeted

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and 34 medical staff members
have been killed.

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Israeli strikes have caused
more than 900 deaths and 2,000 injuries.

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Evacuation orders issued
by the Israeli army

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now cover 15% of
Lebanese territory —

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and the bombardments are
striking an even larger area.

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More than one million people have been
forced to leave their homes within hours.

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Our teams have been mobilised
since the very first days.

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Mobile clinics are ensuring access
to healthcare for displaced people,

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and we are distributing water and
essential supplies across the country.


Our teams are supporting several hospitals with medical supplies and fuel,
and we are ready to deploy surgical teams in coordination with the Ministry of Health.

MSF teams have also scaled up major water and sanitation interventions to ensure safer access to clean water and sanitation for displaced families.

This conflict adds to a succession of crises since 2019: the explosion of the port of Beirut, economic collapse and mass displacement in 2024.

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In a country where 70% of the population
lives below the poverty line,

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international support
must be scaled up now

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to prevent a major
humanitarian catastrophe.

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We call for the protection
of civilians,

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humanitarian workers
and healthcare facilities,

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and for humanitarian access to be
guaranteed for those in need.