More than 1 million people in Lebanon are expected to face a food insecurity crisis ​in the months ahead as a result of renewed conflict and mass displacement, a global hunger monitor said on Wednesday.

A new ‌analysis by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) has found that 1.24 million people will be unable to consistently meet basic food needs and will be forced to reduce the quality and quantity of foods consumed, or resort to harmful coping strategies to survive.

"These results underscore the severity of the current situation in Lebanon, where conflict intersects with economic pressures putting ​national food security under critical risk and juncture," said Nora Ourabah Haddad, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations' representative ​in Lebanon.

The nearly two-month war between Israel and Lebanese armed group Hezbollah has displaced more than 1.2 million people in ⁠Lebanon, with many heads of households out of work and relying on donations to survive as the regional conflict drives up food prices.

The IPC said Lebanon's agricultural sector, once a critical source of food and income, has suffered from damage to farmland, displacement of farmers and rising input costs.

More than 76% of south ​Lebanon's farmers have been displaced and 22% of all agricultural land damaged in the latest bout of fighting, according to Lebanon's agriculture ministry.

(With input from Reuters)