The Flash Report: Lebanon at War – Cessation of Hostilities (December 2024) by Mercy Corps highlights the severe humanitarian crisis following the ceasefire. It details significant challenges in humanitarian access, particularly due to a 7-kilometer-wide exclusion zone along Lebanon's southern border, restricting aid and preventing at least 65,000 displaced individuals from returning home. The report underscores a displacement crisis, with over one million internally displaced persons (IDPs), of whom around 160,900 remain unable to return. Additionally, the destruction of infrastructure has led to severe health risks, including outbreaks of cholera, as water and sanitation systems remain compromised. The report calls for urgent international intervention to support humanitarian aid, infrastructure rebuilding, and health services.
