Is Lebanon safe in 2026?
Lebanon scores 45.5/100 on the live safety index — high-risk. The main pressure on the score comes from economy, political stability, military conflict. Active combat has been reported on its territory within the last 24 hours. The 24-hour AI forecast calls the trend stable (projected 44.2/100).
45.5 /100high-risk
30-day trend
Lebanon's score rose by +3.2 over the last 22 days (42.2 → 45.5).
Risk factors
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Conflict & War
21.5/34.1 safety points.
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- Ground war
- <0.1 pts
- Air campaign
- 21.5 pts
- Local strikes
- 2.3 pts
These values can overlap and are not added together.
Nuclear threats & incidents
Nuclear index: 0.0/100. Does not affect the Safety Index.
Our index tracks nuclear weapons development, tests, radiation incidents and threats to use nuclear weapons. It also includes explicitly threatened countries. This is our own index, not a probability of nuclear war.
Official travel advisory
4 Do Not Travel
The U.S. State Department places Lebanon at Level 4 — Do Not Travel citing armed conflict, terrorism, kidnapping, unrest, crime and landmines. Our live index reads 45.5/100. That advisory was last revised May 6, 2026, 163 days ago; the index above is recomputed continuously from current reporting.
Source: U.S. Department of State, revised May 6, 2026. Levels run 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel). This page is not travel advice.
Latest recorded events
- Israeli military shells several southern Lebanon areas overnight
- Israeli quadcopter drone drops bomb in Lebanon
- Israeli attacks areas in Lebanon’s Jarmaq, Kfar Tebnit
- Suspected Israeli online operations cause alarm in Iran and Lebanon
- Two killed near Israeli-occupied area in south Lebanon
- Israeli forces strike southern Lebanon’s Marjayoun district
24-hour forecast
Trend: stable · projected score 44.2/100 (generated )
Multiple Israeli shelling and drone strikes in southern Lebanon sustain immediate deterioration.
Compared with nearby countries
| Country | Score | 0–100 | vs Lebanon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 45.5 | — | |
| Palestine | 20.5 | −25.0 | |
| Cyprus | 83.8 | +38.4 | |
| Syria | 18.9 | −26.6 | |
| Israel | 70.2 | +24.7 | |
| Jordan | 81.0 | +35.5 |