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UN reports heavy military activity in Lebanon, warns of worsening humanitarian conditions in Lebanon and Gaza
Summary
The UN spokesperson said UNIFIL observed extensive military activity and restrictions on peacekeeper movement in Lebanon, and warned that attacks and infrastructure failures in Gaza are creating acute humanitarian and public-health risks.
Farhan said UNIFIL has continued to record extensive military activity across its area of operations, reporting more than 1,296 projectile trajectories attributed to the Israeli Defense Forces and 64 attributed to Hezbollah during the reported period. He said incidents denying freedom of movement to peacekeepers occurred daily, citing an alleged IDF tank and bulldozer restricting UNIFIL movements in Sector West.
The spokesperson warned that the humanitarian situation in Southern Lebanon and Gaza is deteriorating. He said partners have recorded dozens of strikes and reported 87 deaths over one weekend in Lebanon; medical facilities are strained, with three hospitals and 41 primary health-care centers closed or only partially operating. He said humanitarian partners have supported more than 585 hospital admissions, administered over 18,000 vaccine doses, and provided more than 4,300 prenatal consultations, but that only 41% of a $308 million flash appeal is funded for the cited March–May period, placing services at risk.
On Gaza, Farhan said multiple incidents of airstrikes, shelling and naval fire have hit residential areas and caused casualties, and that raw sewage and power failures threaten wells and desalination plants unless fuel and spare parts are allowed in urgently.
The spokesperson reiterated that all parties must respect international humanitarian law and allow aid to reach people in need safely and without obstruction.
