Israel’s latest invasion of Lebanon has forced more than 1.2 million people, including 350,000 children, to flee their homes, creating one of the world’s fastest-growing and most severe displacement crises.Since March 2, Israeli forces have launched more than 1,840 attacks on Lebanon, according to Armed Conflict Location and Event Data (ACLED), an independent monitor. Attacks have killed more than 1,497 people and injured more than 4,639, according to Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health.The Israeli army claims its forces are targeting strongholds of the Iranian-backed group Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.Last week, Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz said Israel plans to destroy Lebanese border towns and continue its occupation of the south of the country. An internally displaced woman hangs her laundry outside her tent at a makeshift shelter camp in the waterfront area of Beirut, Lebanon, April 4, 2026 [Wael Hamzeh/EPA]Lebanon among the world’s worst displacement crisesOne in five people in Lebanon, or 20 percent of the country’s 5.9-million population, has been displaced by Israeli attacks over the past month.Compared with other displacement crises, Lebanon’s is among the top 10 in recent years.Global displacement numbers are taken from UNHCR’s latest 2025 data, which were used to compare the rate of displacement per population. These numbers include refugees, internally displaced persons (IDPs), asylum seekers and other displaced people. Lebanon’s figures reflect the most recent available data. Numbers for all countries may shift as displacement crises continue to evolve worldwide. Advertisement Where have most attacks occurred?Data from ACLED shows that between March 2 and March 27, there were more than 2,000 attacks in Lebanon. Israel carried out more than 1,840 of these – 1,486 were air or drone attacks, and 318 were shelling/artillery/missile attacks.The remainder have been carried o …
