File photo: People walk past a destroyed building in the aftermath of an overnight Israeli airstrike that targeted Baalbek’s al-Charawneh neighbourhood in Lebanon's eastern Bekaa valley.AFP
The extension builds on an initial aid appeal for $426 million launched in October.
That appeal raised approximately $250 million, according to the UN.
After two months of warring, a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah was reached that went into effect in late November.
"While the cessation of hostilities offers hope, over 125,000 people remain displaced, and hundreds of thousands more face immense challenges rebuilding their lives," Imran Riza, the UN humanitarian coordinator in Lebanon, said in a statement Tuesday.
The additional funding "is urgently required to sustain life-saving efforts and prevent further deterioration of an already dire situation," he added.
The appeal is primarily aimed to assist an estimated one million Lebanese, Syrian and Palestinian refugees affected by the conflict, funding a three-month period of emergency efforts through March 2025.
Since the ceasefire began on 27 November, more than 800,000 displaced people in Lebanon have been able to return home, according to UN figures.
*This story was edited by Ahram Online.
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