2026 Lebanon war

2026 Lebanon war

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=== Casualties ===
=== Casualties ===
As of 21 April, at least 2,454 people have been killed and 7,658 wounded by Israeli strikes in Lebanon during the 2026 Lebanon war. Internal [[Hezbollah]] sources said that over 1,000 Hezbollah fighters had been killed in the war while the [[Israel Defense Forces]] (IDF) said that it had killed 1,700 fighters.
As of 21 April, at least 2,454 people have been killed and 7,658 wounded by Israeli strikes in Lebanon during the 2026 Lebanon war. Internal [[Hezbollah]] sources said that over 1,000 Hezbollah fighters had been killed in the war while the [[Israel Defense Forces]] (IDF) said that it had killed 1,700 fighters.

[[File:Tyre Funeral 21 April.jpg |thumb|Funerary procession in Tyre for a deceased Hezbollah fighter, 21 April 2026]]


On 2 March, the first day of the war, [[Ministry of Public Health (Lebanon)|Lebanon's Health Ministry]] reported that at least 31 people had been killed and 149 injured in the initial Israeli strikes, including 20 killed and 91 wounded in Beirut's southern suburbs and 11 killed and 58 wounded in southern Lebanon.{{Cite web |date=2 March 2026 |title=Israel issues dozen evacuation orders to residents of Burj al-Barajneh, Bekaa and the South; threatens strikes on al-Qard al-Hassan: LIVE |url=https://today.lorientlejour.com/article/1496827/israeli-army-says-strikes-on-lebanon-will-continue-and-their-intensity-will-increase-live.html |access-date=2 March 2026 |website=L'Orient Today |language=en}} Civilian displacement became significant, with families fleeing southern areas toward cities like [[Sidon]].{{Cite web |last=Ravid |first=Barak |date=2 March 2026 |title=Hezbollah launches missiles at Israel from Lebanon, Israeli military says |url=https://www.axios.com/2026/03/02/iran-war-israel-hezbollah-lebanon |access-date=2 March 2026 |website=Axios (website) |language=en}} In the afternoon, the IDF announced that Hussein Makled, head of Hezbollah's intelligence headquarters, had been killed in overnight strikes in Beirut. Local media also reported the death of the brother of the late [[Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah]] along with his wife as a result of strikes in [[Haret Hreik]].{{Cite web |date=1 March 2026 |title=استشهاد شقيق الراحل السيد محمد حسين فضل الله وزوجته في الغارة الإسرائيلية على حارة حريك |url=https://www.lebanon24.com/news/lebanon/1488730/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%B4%D9%82%D9%8A%D9%82-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AD%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF-%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%81%D8%B6%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87-%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%88%D8%AC%D8%AA%D9%87-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%BA%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A |access-date=2 March 2026 |website=Lebanon24 |language=ar}} [[Palestinian Islamic Jihad]] in Lebanon announced that its commander, Adham Adnan al-Othman, had been killed in Beirut's southern suburbs.{{Cite web |date=2 March 2026 |title=Palestinian Islamic Jihad armed wing says Lebanon commander killed in Israeli strikes |url=https://today.lorientlejour.com/article/1496991/palestinian-islamic-jihad-armed-wing-says-lebanon-commander-killed-in-israeli-strikes.html |access-date=2 March 2026 |website=L'Orient Today |language=en}} At night, casualties rose to 52 deaths and 154 injuries, according to the Health Ministry.
On 2 March, the first day of the war, [[Ministry of Public Health (Lebanon)|Lebanon's Health Ministry]] reported that at least 31 people had been killed and 149 injured in the initial Israeli strikes, including 20 killed and 91 wounded in Beirut's southern suburbs and 11 killed and 58 wounded in southern Lebanon.{{Cite web |date=2 March 2026 |title=Israel issues dozen evacuation orders to residents of Burj al-Barajneh, Bekaa and the South; threatens strikes on al-Qard al-Hassan: LIVE |url=https://today.lorientlejour.com/article/1496827/israeli-army-says-strikes-on-lebanon-will-continue-and-their-intensity-will-increase-live.html |access-date=2 March 2026 |website=L'Orient Today |language=en}} Civilian displacement became significant, with families fleeing southern areas toward cities like [[Sidon]].{{Cite web |last=Ravid |first=Barak |date=2 March 2026 |title=Hezbollah launches missiles at Israel from Lebanon, Israeli military says |url=https://www.axios.com/2026/03/02/iran-war-israel-hezbollah-lebanon |access-date=2 March 2026 |website=Axios (website) |language=en}} In the afternoon, the IDF announced that Hussein Makled, head of Hezbollah's intelligence headquarters, had been killed in overnight strikes in Beirut. Local media also reported the death of the brother of the late [[Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah]] along with his wife as a result of strikes in [[Haret Hreik]].{{Cite web |date=1 March 2026 |title=استشهاد شقيق الراحل السيد محمد حسين فضل الله وزوجته في الغارة الإسرائيلية على حارة حريك |url=https://www.lebanon24.com/news/lebanon/1488730/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%B4%D9%82%D9%8A%D9%82-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AD%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF-%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%81%D8%B6%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87-%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%88%D8%AC%D8%AA%D9%87-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%BA%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A |access-date=2 March 2026 |website=Lebanon24 |language=ar}} [[Palestinian Islamic Jihad]] in Lebanon announced that its commander, Adham Adnan al-Othman, had been killed in Beirut's southern suburbs.{{Cite web |date=2 March 2026 |title=Palestinian Islamic Jihad armed wing says Lebanon commander killed in Israeli strikes |url=https://today.lorientlejour.com/article/1496991/palestinian-islamic-jihad-armed-wing-says-lebanon-commander-killed-in-israeli-strikes.html |access-date=2 March 2026 |website=L'Orient Today |language=en}} At night, casualties rose to 52 deaths and 154 injuries, according to the Health Ministry.