Today's top news: Lebanon, Occupied Palestinian Territory, Sudan, Ukraine

#Lebanon

Medics killed, health centres hit despite ceasefire

OCHA reports that despite the ceasefire announced on 17 April, hostilities continue to claim lives every day.

In just under a month since the ceasefire, the Ministry of Public Health has reported more than 380 people killed, underscoring the volatility of the situation and the grave risks faced by civilians.

Overall, at least 2,869 people have been killed since 2 March, including 12 people killed yesterday alone.

This morning, two airstrikes reportedly destroyed several buildings in the village of Sohmor in Bekaa governorate after displacement orders were issued overnight for the entire village.

Attacks affecting healthcare and essential civilian services continue to raise grave concern. Yesterday, an airstrike on a volunteer-run medical centre affiliated with the Ministry of Public Health in Srifa, in the South governorate, killed one medic and injured five others. Earlier the same day, another medic was killed in Toul, in the Nabatiyeh governorate, while assisting victims following a strike.

The UN continues to remind parties to the conflict that attacks on healthcare must stop. Under international humanitarian law, healthcare workers, ambulances and medical facilities are protected. Targeting them puts both frontline responders and care-seeking civilians at grave risk.

At the same time, living costs are rising and food security is worsening. Since the escalation began, the cost of a food basket – which includes minimum required protein, grains, fruits and vegetables – has increased by at least 9 per cent, while fuel prices have surged by more than 65 per cent. This drives up transport and production costs and undermines families’ ability to afford basic food.

Humanitarian partners continue to scale up assistance in close coordination with the Government. Since 2 March, the World Food Programme has reached 650,000 conflict-affected people with food and cash assistance in shelters and across communities.

#Occupied Palestinian Territory

Rising need for psychological counseling in Gaza

OCHA warns that restrictions and coercive practices are deepening humanitarian needs, including for psychosocial services in he Occupied Palestinian Territory.

Humanitarian partners operating a toll-free hotline report a 14 per cent increase in remote counseling sessions between March and April 2026, reaching more than 9,600 sessions last month.

The increase is particularly pronounced for cases involving suicide ideation, which rose by 90 per cent. There’s also a 46 per cent increase in counseling related to physical gender-based violence and a 34 per cent increase in counseling for anxiety and fear. 

In the Gaza Strip, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that more than 43,000 people have potentially life-changing injuries, including spinal cord injury, major traumatic brain injury, major burn and limb amputation.

WHO adds that one in five amputees is a child, and that around 53,000 injuries require extended rehabilitation.  

While the availability of rehabilitation services has improved since September 2025, WHO reports that capacity remains below pre-October 2023 levels. Currently, no rehabilitation facilities are fully functional, and more than 400 patients are on waiting lists for specialized inpatient care. 

In the West Bank, OCHA reports that last Friday, bulldozers operated by Israeli settlers demolished structures belonging to the displaced Palestinian community of Arab al Khouli in Qalqiliya governorate. 

This community, previously home to more than 20 households, was displaced on 27 February 2026 following recurrent settler attacks. This is one of 45 Palestinian communities displaced in full since 2023 due to recurrent settler attacks and related access restrictions.

To clarify what we said yesterday about the Jordan Valley: This year, over 60 per cent of the displacement that is linked to settler attacks and related access restrictions has occurred in the Jordan Valley area. 

OCHA reiterates that Palestinians in the West Bank must be protected, as required by law, and perpetrators of violations must be held accountable.

#Sudan

Alarming increase in drone strikes harming civilians

OCHA is increasingly alarmed by the growing impact of drone strikes on civilians across Sudan.

Today, two drone strikes were reported in the town of El Daein in East Darfur State, but casualty figures remain unclear.

In North Darfur State, local sources report that a drone strike yesterday hit civilian vehicles carrying food supplies near Karnoi locality. The attack reportedly killed three people and injured several passengers and traders.

The violence continues to force people to flee. The International Organization for Migration reports that nearly 50,000 people have been displaced across Blue Nile State since January due to heightened insecurity – this includes more than 21,000 people estimated to have been displaced since early April.

OCHA reiterates that all parties must adhere to international humanitarian law, ensure that civilians and civilian infrastructure are protected, and facilitate safe, unhindered and sustained humanitarian access.

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#Ukraine

Attacks intensify as ceasefire ends

OCHA reports that following the end of the three-day ceasefire yesterday, attacks intensified again overnight and reached areas farther from Ukraine's frontline.

According to authorities, at least four civilians were killed and 28 injured between yesterday and early this morning. 

The Donetsk, Dnipro and Kherson regions were among the hardest hit. Ukraine’s Energy Ministry reports that two workers were killed in an attack on an energy facility in the Donetsk region, while a railway worker was injured while on duty in the Dnipro region. 

Shelling and drone strikes also damaged residential buildings in several regions, a pre-school in the Kyiv region, energy infrastructure in the Mykolaiv region and railway infrastructure in the Dnipro region. According to the Ministry of Energy, parts of five regions remained without electricity as of today.  

Meanwhile, humanitarian organizations continue to support people in front-line areas where insecurity and disrupted markets limit access to basic goods. In April alone, nearly 160,000 people in seven front-line regions received food assistance from the World Food Programme – this includes displaced people staying in collective centres in the Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia regions.