Children's Hunger Rising as Southern Lebanon Farms Struggle to Recover

Country: Lebanon Source: Save the Children BEIRUT, 6 November 2026 – Rising levels of child malnutrition and hunger in Lebanon highlight the urgency of restoring farming in the country’s south, where Israeli attacks have destroyed almost one quarter of agricultural land, Save the Children said. Latest figures from the global hunger monitor, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), said the number of people struggling to meet essential needs amid conflict, a fragile economy and rising living costs had risen 15.4% since April, with 2.15 million people – over a third of the popula