In Gaza, 72,599 Palestinians were killed and 172,411 injured between 7 October 2023 and 29 April 2026, and more than 10,000 are missing. More than 90% of the population has been displaced, many of them multiple times, which is about 1.9 million people. Between mid-April and 30 June 2026, over 1.2 million people (59% of the population) faced Crisis or worse food insecurity, including 212,000 in Emergency. That is projected to reach 1.4 million (67%) through December. 74,200 children under five will need treatment for acute malnutrition by April 2027, 11,432 of them severe cases. Nearly half of households receive less than 15 litres of water per person per day, and 90% of health facilities are damaged or destroyed.
Across the region, the war that began on 28 February 2026 displaced millions. In Iran, up to 3.2 million people temporarily left their homes, and in Lebanon more than 1 million were displaced. Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health reported 3,798 people killed there between 2 March and mid-June. More than half a million people are displaced in Lebanon.
Yemen has 23.1 million people in need. In Syria, 15.6 million need assistance. The region already hosted over 24 million forcibly displaced people and returnees before this escalation.
