Lebanon-related events during 2021
Events in the year 2021 in Lebanon.
Events
Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in Lebanon
January
February
March
- March 26 – The first 50,000 Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine doses arrived in Lebanon, adding to the 224,640 Pfizer-BioNTech doses received over the previous six weeks.[3]
May
- May 13 – Three rockets launched from the Qlaileh region towards Israel, landing in the Mediterranean Sea. This comes amidst the 2021 Israel-Palestine crisis.[4]
- May 14 – One person killed by Israeli fire during demonstrations along the Blue Line.[5]
- May 17 – Six rockets fired from the Rachaya Al Foukhar area towards Israel, with all falling within Lebanon. In response, 22 shells were launched by the Israeli army towards the source.[6]
- May 18 – Four rockets fired from Siddikine towards Israel, causing no damage.[7]
July
August
- August 1
- August 4
- Lebanon marked one-year anniversary since the 2020 Beirut explosion which killed more than 200 people.[11]
- Clashes reported in Beirut following Lebanon's anniversary of the 2020 explosion. Dozens of people reportedly injured.[12]
- August 5 – Israeli military launched air strikes in South Lebanon following rocket attacks from Hezbollah.[13]
- August 9 – Fighting over fuel shortages across Lebanon caused the death of 3 people as Lebanon's economic crisis worsened.[14]
- August 15 – At least 20 people killed and more than 7 injured after a fuel tanker exploded in Akkar District.[15]
September
October
- October 9 – The country's two largest power stations shut down due to a fuel shortage resulting in a nationwide power cut.[17]
- October 14 - 2021 Beirut clashes.
