A food security report released on April 29 warns that more than 1.2 million people in Lebanon will face acute hunger between April and August 2026 as living conditions worsen amid the US-backed Israeli war.

A food security report released on April 29 warns that more than 1.2 million people in Lebanon will face acute hunger between April and August 2026 as living conditions worsen amid the US-backed Israeli war.

Findings by the World Food Programme, the Food and Agriculture Organization, and Lebanon’s Agriculture Ministry show that one in four people is expected to fall into crisis-level food insecurity, a sharp increase driven by mass displacement and damage to civilian infrastructure.