CIS LEBANON SECURITY INDEX July 18 2025

📊 TODAY’S LEBANON SECURITY INDEX READING: CIS LEBANON SECURITY INDEX July 18 2025

INDEX LEVEL: 🔴 CRITICAL (90–100)

TODAY’S OVERALL INDEX: 91/100

TREND ANALYSIS: 📈 RISING

🌡️ CIS LEBANON SECURITY INDEX July 18 2025: GOVERNORATE-BY-GOVERNORATE SECURITY ASSESSMENT

BEIRUT 🏙️

• Index Reading: 76/100 🟠
• Status: The capital is extremely tense. The resumption of targeted killings in the South, following the major escalation in the Beqaa, has placed the government under immense diplomatic and internal pressure. The risk of politically motivated protests or spontaneous civil unrest is severe as the nation waits for a potential major retaliation from Hezbollah.
• Key Factor: Extreme national-level tension following the resumption of targeted killings and the ongoing fallout from the Beqaa strikes.¹

MOUNT LEBANON 🏞️

• Index Reading: 52/100 🟡
• Status: While kinetically calm, the governorate’s stability is eroding due to the worsening national crisis. Its proximity to Beirut and the potential for new waves of displacement from the South elevate the risk. The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) continue internal security operations, increasing the presence of checkpoints on major roads.³
• Key Factor: Indirect but severe impact from the deteriorating national security environment.

NORTH LEBANON 🌊

• Index Reading: 93/100 🔴
• Status: The security situation remains critical. The July 8 strike near Tripoli established the region as an active front, and the new, deeper strikes in the Beqaa reinforce the assessment that Israel is willing and able to operate far from the southern border.
• Key Factor: Aftermath of the recent assassination, now compounded by a new precedent for deep, mass-casualty strikes elsewhere in Lebanon.

AKKAR 🌲

• Index Reading: 94/100 🔴
• Status: The risk level remains critical. While the Syrian government has handed over security in the adjacent, violence-wracked Sweida province to “local factions,” this introduces a new layer of unpredictability on the border, which is already a hub for criminal and extremist networks.
• Key Factor: Extreme threat from border porosity, now facing an uncertain security situation in Syria’s Sweida province.

BEQAA VALLEY 🍇

• Index Reading: 92/100 🔴
• Status: The risk level remains critical. The entire valley is now considered a high-threat area for Israeli military action, as it serves as a strategic rear base and logistical corridor for Hezbollah.
• Key Factor: Proximity to the major Israeli airstrikes of July 15 and its strategic value as a Hezbollah logistics hub.

BAALBEK-HERMEL 🕌

• Index Reading: 99/100 🔴
• Status: The governorate remains an active and primary conflict zone. The aftermath of the July 15 Israeli airstrikes, which killed 12 people, continues to define the region as extremely volatile.⁴
• Key Factor: Aftermath of major, deep-penetration Israeli airstrikes that caused mass casualties and targeted strategic Hezbollah infrastructure.⁶

KESERWAN-JBEIL 🏛️

• Index Reading: 43/100 🟢
• Status: This remains the calmest governorate, but the illusion of safety is eroding due to the expanding geographic scope of Israeli air operations and the rising national tension.
• Key Factor: No direct threats, but risks are rising due to the deteriorating national security picture.

SOUTH LEBANON 🌴

• Index Reading: 98/100 🔴
• Status: Active conflict has resumed with lethal intensity. On July 17, an Israeli drone strike targeted a truck in the border town of Naqoura, killing one civilian. Overnight, Israeli ground troops infiltrated the village of Houla and blew up a house 1.5km from the border.⁷
• Key Factor: Resumption of kinetic activity, including a fatal drone strike and a significant ground incursion and demolition.

NABATIEH ⛪

• Index Reading: 99/100 🔴
• Status: The region has returned to being the primary kinetic theater. On July 17, an Israeli drone strike on the main road in Kfour targeted a vehicle, killing one person and wounding two others. Continuous drone overflights are reported over Nabatieh city.⁷
• Key Factor: A new, fatal targeted killing via drone strike, confirming the region as the most active front in the last 24 hours.

🎯 CIS LEBANON SECURITY INDEX July 18 2025 : TODAY’S SECURITY INTELLIGENCE BRIEF

🔥 HIGH-RISK AREAS TO MONITOR:

• Location 1: Kfour (Nabatieh District): Site of a fatal targeted killing via drone strike on July 17.
• Location 2: Naqoura (Tyre District): Site of a fatal drone strike on a civilian truck on July 17.
• Location 3: Houla (Marjayoun District): Site of a deep Israeli ground incursion and demolition of a house on July 17.

✅ CIS LEBANON SECURITY INDEX July 18 2025 : SECURE ZONES:

• Area 1: Jbeil & Batroun Districts: Continue to be the most stable areas, though subject to Israeli overflights.
• Area 2: Central Mount Lebanon: Kinetically calm but experiencing high tension and increased security presence due to the national crisis.
• Area 3: Central Beirut Neighborhoods: Suitable for operations with extreme vigilance; avoid all protests or large gatherings as the political situation is explosive.¹

⚠️ CIS LEBANON SECURITY INDEX July 18 2025 : AVOID TODAY:

• The entire Baalbek-Hermel Governorate – This is an active, primary conflict zone and the site of a mass-casualty event.⁴
• All areas south of the Litani River – An ongoing, unpredictable war zone with daily targeted killings and ground incursions.
• The Lebanese-Syrian border in Akkar – High risk of spillover from the unpredictable security situation in Sweida, Syria.³

📱 CIS LEBANON SECURITY INDEX July 18 2025 : PROFESSIONAL SECURITY GUIDANCE

🏠 FOR RESIDENTS:

• Situational Awareness: The conflict is active on multiple fronts. The resumption of targeted killings in the South, combined with the strategic threat in the Beqaa, means the risk of a nationwide escalation is at its highest point.²
• Home Security: Ensure shelter-in-place kits are stocked for a minimum of 10 days. The ground incursion in Houla demonstrates that proximity to the border is extremely dangerous.
• Movement Guidance: Avoid all non-essential travel. The targeting of vehicles on main roads (Kfour) highlights the risk of movement even in areas away from the immediate border.

🏢 FOR BUSINESSES:

• Supply Chain Collapse: The targeting of the Beqaa Valley, a critical agricultural and logistical hub, will have severe and immediate impacts on supply chains nationwide. Activate all contingency plans.¹⁰
• Staff Safety: Suspend all operations and staff travel to the Baalbek-Hermel, Bekaa, South Lebanon, and Nabatieh governorates immediately.¹¹
• Business Continuity: The strategic ambiguity following the Beqaa strikes, now combined with renewed kinetic action in the South, creates an extremely unpredictable environment. All businesses must be on maximum alert for a rapid deterioration of the security situation.²

🚗 FOR TRAVELERS:

• DO NOT TRAVEL: The security situation is extremely volatile and dangerous. All foreign government advisories recommend against any travel to Lebanon. Commercial flights could be suspended with no notice.
• New Air Threat: The deep strikes in the Beqaa demonstrate that Israeli air operations can occur anywhere in the country, at any time, far from the southern border.²
• Ground Threat: The incursion in Houla confirms that Israeli ground forces are operating inside Lebanese territory, representing a severe risk.

🔮 CIS LEBANON SECURITY INDEX July 18 2025 : 24-HOUR SECURITY FORECAST

• Predicted Index Reading: 93/100
• Forecast Trend: ⚡ VOLATILE
• Expected Factors: The primary variable remains Hezbollah’s response to the Beqaa strikes. The resumption of Israeli targeted killings in the South before any major Hezbollah retaliation indicates Israel is continuing to escalate pressure. The situation is extremely unstable.²
• Preparation Recommendation: All residents and organizations must prepare for a potential, rapid escalation to a wider conflict. This is a critical 24-48 hour period.

📊 CIS LEBANON SECURITY INDEX July 18 2025 : WEEKLY SECURITY ANALYSIS

• This Week’s Average: 92/100
• Change from Last Week: +14 points
• Monthly Trend: Deteriorating. The security situation continues its sharp decline. The Israeli strikes on Hezbollah’s strategic depth in the Beqaa, followed by a resumption of targeted killings in the South, have pushed the country to the brink. The conflict is geographically widespread and tactically escalating.²
• Seasonal Assessment: Not applicable. The situation is driven entirely by military and political factors.

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Government Emergency Services:

• 🚑 Lebanese Red Cross: 140
• 🚓 Internal Security Forces (Police): 112
• 🔥 Civil Defense (Fire/Rescue): 175
• 🏥 Emergency Medical Services: 140
• ⚡ Electricité du Liban (EDL): 1707
• 💧 Water Emergency: 1594
• 🛣️ Traffic Control: 1717

Military & Security:

• 🪖 Lebanese Armed Forces: 1701
• 🛡️ General Security: 1717
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• ☎️ Telecom Emergency: 110
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