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Lebanon
Fighting reported in Ain Al Hilweh Palestinian Refugee Camp
30 July 2023: In the Ain Al Hilweh Palestinian Refugee Camp, near Sidon city, district and governorate, fighting broke out between Fatah members and al-Shabaab al-Muslim militants. Shrapnel from a mortar shell fell on a military post outside the camp, wounding a Lebanese soldier. By 01 August, at least 11 people, including fighters, were killed, and […] more
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Lebanon
15 October 2021
Predictions and mitigation measures.
Lebanon
18 June 2021: Alert
Key concerns for aid agencies working in Lebanon, prediction and mitigations.
Lebanon
Current situation and implications for aid agencies working in the country.
Aid Security Risk
May 2021 update
Aid agencies reported 25 security incidents and 91 occasions when security reviews were undertaken in 2020.
Carjackings, robberies and theft are the main security incidents.
Methodology and Definitions
This document provides the methodology, definitions and coding procedures for the data included in the ‘2020 Lebanon Incidents Affecting Aid Operations, Staff and Assets’ dataset and cited in the ‘Aid Security in Lebanon’ report by Insecurity Insight.
Aid Security Risk
October 2020
Threatening behaviour towards NGO staff related to aid delivery practices is the most common concern.
Aid in Danger
In 2020, generalised insecurity affected aid operations, assets and staff. Aid delivery was disrupted by shootings more than once in Baalbek-Hermel governorate. Allegations of misconduct by aid agencies or staff, as well as state intervention have impeded aid agencies’ operational space.
Aid vehicles were taken in armed carjacking’s in Beqaa and Baalbek-Hermel governorates. Theft of staff personal property and small amounts of money occurred in various locations in the country. Staff experienced threats, sexual harassment, and beneficiary or protester violence whilst working on project sites.
Aid agencies issued security instructions such as staff hibernation, limited staff movement and programme suspensions in response to the general security context, including crossfire shooting, police raids, armed robberies and carjacking’s. Data