Today – 27 November – marks one year since the ceasefire in Lebanon.
Yet large areas of the south remain heavily contaminated with explosive ordnance following the escalation in hostilities in 2024.
Against this backdrop, MAG’s teams have been working to keep communities safe, deliver urgent risk education, and clear land so families can begin returning home.
Large sections of southern Lebanon remain dangerous. According to the Lebanese Mine Action Centre (LMAC), roughly two million square metres of new contamination have been identified since the ceasefire, alongside more than 2.3 million cubic metres of rubble scattered across residential areas, farmland and critical infrastructure. This destruction continues to restrict movement, hinder recovery, and slow the return of displaced families.
The humanitarian toll also remains severe. Since November 2024, LMAC has recorded 48 explosive ordnance victims – three-quarters of them adult men. Civilians were injured while checking their homes, clearing rubble, collecting scrap metal, working their fields, or simply moving through areas they believed were safe.
Despite ongoing access challenges and continued military tension in several southern villages, MAG has reached over 15 million people with life-saving messages, helping families recognise, avoid, and report explosive threats.
Nearly 1,500 in-person sessions have brought risk education directly to more than 37,000 people, equipping communities with practical knowledge to stay safe.
MAG’s clearance teams have also enabled safer movement and renewed access to vital land, with over 19,000 people directly benefiting from operations that reduce daily risks and support early recovery.
While more than 64,000 people remain displaced, MAG continues to do everything possible to save lives and help communities return, recover, and rebuild in safety.
