Is Lebanon safe in 2026?

Lebanon scores 41.6/100 on the live safety index — high-risk. The main pressure on the score comes from military conflict, economy, political instability. Active combat has been reported on its territory within the last 24 hours. The 24-hour AI forecast calls the trend stable (projected 40.5/100).

41.6 /100high-risk

Updated — recalculated continuously from global news by multiple independent AI models. Active combat · last 24 h

30-day trend

Lebanon's score fell by −9.8 over the last 30 days (51.4 → 41.6).

Aug 3 · 51.4Sep 1 · 41.6

Threat breakdown

CategoryPressureScore / cap
Military conflict
29.4 / 30
Economy
6.5 / 8
Political instability
10.5 / 15
Crime
8.6 / 15
Sanctions
0.9 / 4
Natural disasters
0.9 / 5
Public health
0.5 / 3
Ecology
0.2 / 1
Internet freedom
1.0 / 7
Nuclear risk
0.0 / 12

Higher category scores mean more threat pressure; each category is capped by its weight in the 0–100 index. How scores are computed.

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 41.6/100. That advisory was last revised May 6, 2026, 118 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

24-hour forecast

Trend: stable · projected score 40.5/100 (generated )

Repeated Israeli strikes, shelling, and fires across southern Lebanon sustain deterioration.

Compared with nearby countries

CountryScore0–100vs Lebanon
Lebanon41.6
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Palestine32.1
−9.5
Cyprus87.5
+45.9
Syria27.5
−14.1
Israel51.4
+9.8
Jordan76.1
+34.5

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