News Center _ The World Food Programme warned today, Friday, April 10, of the worsening food security crisis in Lebanon due to disrupted commodity supply chains caused by the expanding scope of military confrontations.

Allison Oman, Director of the World Food Programme in Lebanon, said during a video conference from Beirut that the situation "is not limited to a displacement crisis, but is rapidly turning into a food security crisis," pointing out that the continuous rise in food prices increases families' inability to purchase them, especially with the growing demand from displaced families.

Since yesterday, Thursday, southern Lebanon has witnessed a major military escalation, as Israeli warplanes launched raids on a number of towns, while Hezbollah announced it had targeted Israeli settlements.

Hezbollah has continued to bomb sites inside and in southern Israel since March 2, following the US and Israeli attacks on Iran on February 28. In response, Israel is intensifying its airstrikes on Beirut's southern suburbs and several areas in the southeast and north, in addition to ground incursions in the south of the country.