On the other hand, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, Tom Fletcher, stressed that the violence must end.
A ‘genuine ceasefire’ is needed
“Over 100 attacks on Lebanon in 24 hours. Civilians killed. Families displaced,” Fletcher tweeted.
“We are doing everything we can to provide support to those who need it. But what people need most is a real ceasefire.”
Healthcare under fire
Haq said Lebanese authorities reported on Monday that two paramedics affiliated with the Islamic Health Committee were killed and several others wounded in airstrikes on two southern cities.
Additionally, the World Health Organization (WHO) has recorded 158 attacks on healthcare, resulting in 108 deaths and 249 injuries, since the start of the escalation between Hezbollah militants and Israeli forces on March 2.
“Attacks against medical and humanitarian staff are unacceptable and further undermine an overburdened health system and civilians’ access to emergency healthcare,” he said.
Three hospitals and 41 primary health care centers remain closed, he added, while several others are only partially functioning. In the southern governorates, six hospitals have yet to resume maternity services that were suspended during the escalation.
Civilians on the move
Renewed displacement orders were also issued over the weekend for several cities and towns in southern Lebanon and the Nabatieh governorate.
UN aid partners noted that displaced people, including pregnant women and other vulnerable groups, often face limited access to adequate and diverse food, increasing health risks.
“Despite these challenges, humanitarian partners continue to provide critical assistance and services in close coordination with the Government,” Haq said.
So far, they have supported more than 585 hospital admissions, administered more than 18,000 vaccine doses through primary health care centres, provided more than 4,300 prenatal care consultations and distributed more than 8.4 million meals.
Displaced families in a shelter in Beirut, Lebanon. (archive)
Growing needs, financing gap
He warned, however, that humanitarian needs continue to outstrip resources, and a $308 million appeal covering the period from March to May is just over 40 percent funded.
In related developments, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has continued to see extensive military activity throughout its area of operations.
Since Friday, UNIFIL peacekeepers have observed more than 1,296 projectile trajectories attributed to Israeli forces and 64 attributed to Hezbollah.
Strikes and other acts of violence in Gaza
In more news from the region:
Aid workers in Gaza reported multiple incidents of airstrikes this weekend, along with shelling, naval fire and gunfire hitting residential areas, reportedly causing casualties.
Meanwhile, UN partners working on water and sanitation said raw sewage has flooded neighborhoods in Khan Younis, following power outages linked to a shortage of lubricating oil for pumping station generators.
They stressed that essential supplies, including motor oil and spare parts, must be urgently allowed into Gaza.
In Gaza, displaced families live in overcrowded tents and makeshift shelters, surrounded by waste and rubble, with limited access to clean water and sanitation.
Diplomats visit West Bank
As for the West Bank, where the top UN humanitarian official in the occupied Palestinian territory, Ramiz Alakbarov, led diplomats from 11 countries on an on-the-ground visit to witness the impact of demolitions, displacement, water access restrictions and settler violence.
The delegation met with affected Palestinians in two communities, Ein el Beida and Al Hadidiya, in the northern Jordan Valley.
They also stopped at Hammamat al Maleh, which is among 45 communities that have been entirely displaced since 2023 due to settler violence and access restrictions.
Solidarity, support and accountability
“The delegation visited houses that were abandoned when people were forcibly displaced, a demolished school that had been built with donor funding, and water springs that have been taken over by Israeli settlers,” Mr. Haq said.
“They heard testimonies from Palestinian herders who face repeated attacks, demolitions and restrictions on access to grazing lands.”
Alakbarov called for solidarity and partnership to support people whose lives, livelihoods and livelihoods are at risk.
He also highlighted the need for accountability for violence, demolitions and illegal use of natural resources.