Israeli attacks destroy more than 11,000 homes in southern Lebanon and cause a refugee crisis

Published at: 22/06/2026 02:49 PM

A recent report by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) revealed that Israeli air strikes in southern Lebanon have caused direct damage to housing infrastructure estimated at 1,380 million dollars.

Through an exhaustive comparative analysis of satellite images captured before and after the intensification of the conflict, the international organization managed to count the total destruction of 11,095 homes in the region, evidencing the severe material impact that the military campaign has left in its wake.

The report details that, in addition to the buildings completely reduced to rubble, another 2,242 buildings suffered significant partial damage and 5,219 had minor damage to their structures.

This massive destruction has generated a cumulative volume of approximately 3.1 million cubic meters of debris in the affected areas, a monumental figure that, according to crisis management experts, will represent one of the greatest logistical, economic and environmental challenges for future cleaning and reconstruction tasks in Lebanese territory.

For its part, the human repercussions of this war crisis have reached alarming levels, according to the latest data provided by the Ministry of Social Affairs of Lebanon.

The number of people forcibly displaced within the country now stands at 963,497 citizens, a critical figure that represents 16 percent of the total Lebanese population and which keeps the already limited assistance capacities and basic services of the State and international organizations under extreme pressure.

The most critical situation in the current scenario is faced by more than 160,000 citizens who have completely lost their properties and who currently lack any type of shelter or safe haven to protect themselves.

Faced with this emergency, the international community and United Nations agencies insist on the urgent need to stop hostilities and mobilize immediate humanitarian resources, warning that the deep fracture of the urban and social fabric in southern Lebanon will require an extremely complex and lengthy recovery effort.

Mazo News Team