More than 1,200,000 Lebanese have been forced to flee their homes

Omissions

• The figure of 1.2 million represents those affected/displaced during the peak period between September-November 2024, not a cumulative total at the time of the speech (April 2026).
• Displacement figures vary by source: Lebanese government authorities cite 1.2 million affected people, while IOM tracked approximately 689,715 internally displaced persons as of early October 2024.
• The UNHCR source was published before the session date but the Time article was published after (March 2026), though it describes data from September-November 2024 which the MEP could have known through other sources.

Sources

• PrimaryUNHCR Lebanon Emergency Flash Update1.2M affected people in Lebanon (source: Government of Lebanon); 689,715 internally displaced people in Lebanon (source: IOM/DTM)
• SecondaryTIME MagazineBetween September and November 2024 alone, more than 1.2 million people were displaced across Lebanon as cross-border hostilities intensified