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Lebanon Situation Report | August 2025

by Anera

Aug 31, 2025

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>>> Read the full situation report In Lebanon, the socioeconomic situation remains fragile, intensifying vulnerabilities across both Lebanese and refugee communities. The recent conflict in Lebanon is widely regarded as the country’s most destructive since the end of its civil war in 1990. Though the November 2024 ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon reduced full-scale warfare,…

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Rebuilding Beirut After the Blast: Anera’s Long-Term Recovery Efforts

by Anera

Aug 1, 2025

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Five years after the Beirut port explosion, Anera continues rebuilding lives in Lebanon through home repairs, job training, education, food security and healthcare.

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Lebanon Activity Log | July 2025

by Anera

Jul 31, 2025

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This log offers a real-time day-by-day record of Anera’s humanitarian work in Lebanon. It captures the daily efforts of Anera’s staff as they deliver vital projects and programs to communities across the country.

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Palestine Situation Report | June 2025

by Anera

Jul 17, 2025

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>>> Read the full situation report Since the collapse of the ceasefire in Gaza in March 2025, Israeli military operations have escalated, resulting in thousands of casualties and injuries, as well as the further destruction of civilian infrastructure and new waves of forced displacement. From March 2 until May 18, Israeli authorities imposed a full…

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Lebanon Activity Log | June 2025

by Anera

Jun 30, 2025

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This log offers a real-time day-by-day record of Anera’s humanitarian work in Lebanon. It captures the daily efforts of Anera’s staff as they deliver vital projects and programs to communities across the country.

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Israel Tightens Access Restrictions in an Increasingly Locked-down West Bank

by Anera

Jun 20, 2025

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Since the recent military exchanges between Israel and Iran began, Israel has placed the occupied West Bank under a sweeping lockdown. Towns and villages have been sealed off with iron gates and concrete barriers, and movement is choked by a growing network of military checkpoints. The Israeli army has intensified its presence in areas like…

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Water is Life and Life is a Struggle in Gaza

by Anera

May 20, 2025

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In the crowded displacement camps of central Gaza, two stories – one of a young man recently returned from Europe and another of a determined grandmother – capture the fight for survival amid one of the worst humanitarian crises in the region’s history. For both, life now revolves around one basic need: water. From Sweden’s…

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Jordan Situation Report | May 2025

by Anera

May 19, 2025

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>>Read the full situation report Overview The suspension of aid through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has triggered widespread disruption across Jordan’s aid-dependent economy, hitting the country’s most vulnerable populations, including refugees and people with disabilities, hardest. The impact has been immediate and severe, with an estimated 35,000 Jordanian and American workers…

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Humanitarian Access Snapshot (Jan. 19 – Apr. 15) for Gaza and the West Bank

by Anera

Apr 17, 2025

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Humanitarian conditions in Gaza and the West Bank sharply worsened between January and April 2025, with aid blockades, mass displacement, and attacks on civilians and humanitarian workers severely hindering relief efforts.

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Palestine Situation Report | March 2025

by Anera

Mar 19, 2025

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>>> Read the full report Israel launched a massive air assault across Gaza in the early morning hours of March 18. The attacks broke the fragile ceasefire agreement signed in January 2025, resulting in the death and injury of over 900 Palestinians. The return to war followed the Israeli imposition of a total blockade on…

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