UNITED NATIONS ON THE CATASTROPHE IN LEBANON: Over a million people displaced since the start of the conflict with Israel, one-fifth of the population!

The United Nations announced today that 1.1 million residents of Lebanon have been forced to leave their homes since the conflicts between Israel and the Hezbollah organization began last month.

This concerns nearly one-fifth of the population of Lebanon. The number of displaced people is expected to rise, as Israel carried out more than 100 airstrikes on Lebanon today, stated the UN humanitarian aid coordinator Imran Riza.

Horrifying scenes from Beirut #Lebanon today. Nearly 100 Israeli airstrikes in less than 10 minutes, in broad daylight, with rush hour traffic heard in background. At least 89 killed… pic.twitter.com/LErKt1fGgj
— Joyce Karam (@Joyce_Karam) April 8, 2026

According to him, the Israeli order to Lebanese residents to leave their homes applies to more than 15 percent of Lebanese territory.

Riza pointed to the increasing number of attacks on healthcare facilities.

Lebanon has been hit with one of the largest waves of Israeli airstrikes since the escalation began.

Civilians are bearing the brunt of these attacks.

Civilians are #NotATarget. pic.twitter.com/3E9p84tocJ
— United Nations (@UN) April 8, 2026