Lebanon: MSF scales up response as displacement rises across the country
March 9, 2026Beirut, March 7, 2026 – Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams across Lebanon have rapidly adapted their activities to respond to the growing humanitarian needs resulting from the escalation of violence and the mass displacement of people due to Israel's relentless...
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Escalating conflict in the Middle East-wide region: MSF adapts its programmes and prepares to scale up
March 6, 2026Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is alarmed by the dramatic escalation in conflict across the Middle East-wide region, following strikes by US and Israeli forces in Iran and Iran’s subsequent retaliatory actions in several countries. MSF is adapting its...
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Lebanon: Israel increases airstrikes causing massive displacement of people
March 3, 2026Since the early hours of this morning (March 2, 2026), tens of thousands of people have been fleeing their towns and homes, following relentless Israeli bombings on several areas of Lebanon. Our teams have witnessed large waves of displacement, severe...
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Life and Loss in Southern Lebanon: Where is the ceasefire?
February 27, 2026Sitting among his peers, surrounded by notebooks and crayons, 12-year-old Mohamad Mehdi recalled the day his and his family's lives changed forever: "I was at school and saw the teachers running in the hallways, so I thought they [Israeli warplanes]...
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Lebanon: A decade of solidarity and compassion
February 2, 2026After operating a standalone clinic in Bourj El-Barajneh camp for ten years, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has concluded its provision of healthcare in the clinic by December 2025. During the years, medical activities took many shapes, focusing on sexual and...
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Lebanon: Can a child with a crayon heal a community?
December 24, 2025A testimony by Glykeria Koukouliata, mental health activity manager with MSF in Baalbek-HermelIn Baalbek-Hermel, one of Lebanon’s most underserved governorates and heavily impacted by the latest war and ongoing Israeli airstrikes, large communities of Syrian refugees, both long-term and newly...
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Lebanon: Drone Strikes Outside MSF Clinic in Hermel
November 17, 2025Joumana Mansour, Nurse Team Supervisor, MSF Hermel,Collected 11.11.2025 We heard a deafening sound, and the entire building shook. Dust and debris flew at us from all over. For a moment, it felt like the walls would collapse.I started screaming for...
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Lebanon: Surviving war through community-led care
November 7, 2024As the war in Lebanon casts a shadow of devastation for millions of people across the country, community-led initiatives and local efforts are testament to the surviving solidarity and hope among Lebanese society. In the heart of Beirut, one such...
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Lebanon: MSF urges for protection of civilians and medical staff amid Israeli bombardment
October 18, 2024Beirut, Lebanon, 10 October 2024 – As Israeli attacks intensify in Lebanon, healthcare facilities in areas most affected by airstrikes are being forced to close. This is leading to devastating consequences for civilians and their access to healthcare.Médecins Sans Frontières...
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Lebanon: “I am used to being a humanitarian worker, but now I am also a person displaced by air strikes in my own country.”
October 1, 2024We are in a safe place, for nowMaryam, our field communications manager from Beirut, reported from a car as she fled, describing scenes of chaos in the southern suburbs of Beirut. Yesterday (Friday 27/09/2024), we heard and felt a huge...
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MSF responds to Israeli bombing in Lebanon
October 1, 2024Following the widescale Israeli bombings of multiple areas in Lebanon on Monday 23 September, we are gradually stepping up our response to the escalating humanitarian needs. MSF teams are providing general healthcare and essential relief items to displaced people. According to the Ministry...
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Trapped in fear: Syrian refugees face unbearable choices in Lebanon
July 2, 2024Names in this article have been changed to protect anonymity. “I wish for death,” says Umm Khattab, a Syrian refugee who has called a flimsy tent along the northeast border of Lebanon home for years. “We live in constant anxiety...
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