2026 Lebanon war

2026 Lebanon war
Part of the Hezbollah–Israel conflict and the 2026 Iran war

  Israel (and the occupied Syrian Golan Heights)
  Attested Hezbollah presence in Lebanon
  Lebanese territory under Israeli control
  Syria
  Litani River

(For an up-to-date, interactive, detailed map of the current military situation, see here.)
Date2 March 2026 (2026-03-02) – present
(7 months, 2 weeks and 3 days)
Location
Lebanon and Israel
Status Ongoing
  • Israeli ground operations in southern Lebanon began on 16 March 2026
  • General elections postponed to 2028
Belligerents
  Israel
Attacked by Hezbollah:
 Syria		  Lebanon
United Nations UNIFIL
Commanders and leaders
Naim Qassem
Hajj Yusuf Ismail Hashem X
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Ali Zadeh X
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Reza Khazaei X
Palestinian Islamic Jihad Adham Adnan al-Othman X
Hamas Ahmad Abdullah X		 Benjamin Netanyahu
Israel Katz
Eyal Zamir
Israel Rafi Milo		 Lebanon Joseph Aoun
Lebanon Nawaf Salam
Units involved
See order of battle
Casualties and losses
Hezbollah 400+ militants killed (per internal sources)
Hezbollah 12 fighters arrested
Hezbollah ~1,000 militants killed (per Israel)
Hezbollah 2 Radwan Force militants captured (per Israel)
6 paramedics killed
3 members killed		 Israel 12 soldiers killed
Israel 411 soldiers wounded
Israel 2 civilians killed		 Lebanon 7 soldiers killed, and 4 injured
1 Civil Defense member killed, and 11 injured
United Nations 3 peacekeepers killed, and 6 injured
1,784 killed, 5,977 injured, 1,200,000+ displaced in Lebanon

On 2 March 2026, during the 2026 American/Israeli war on Iran, Hezbollah, a proxy force of the Axis of Resistance – an Iranian-backed group in Lebanon – launched a series of attacks on Israel in response to the assassination of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei by the joint US–Israel operations. Hezbollah claims that these attacks are to protect against Israel's near every-day attacks, which is still ongoing despite the ceasefire. It also claims that these are not related to the conflict in Iran, they also say that they will continue to fight against the Israeli invasion and force the Israelis to withdraw from the occupied Lebanese lands. Israel responded by launching airstrikes in Beirut. The war has showed the escalation of the greater Middle Eastern conflict.

Notes

  1. ↑ Paramedics belonging to the Amal Movement's Islamic Risala Scout Association have been targeted in Israeli airstrikes.
  2. ↑ On 5 April 2026, Israel launched an airstrike on what it called "a terror target" in the predominantly Christian town of Ain Saadeh east of Beirut. A Lebanese Forces party official and his wife were killed by the strike, though Israel later stated they were not the intended targets. There has been speculation that Israeli strikes on Christian communities in Lebanon are aimed at inflaming sectarian tensions.
  3. ↑ Syria declared its support for the disarmament of Hezbollah following the outbreak of the war. In response, Hezbollah struck Syrian army positions near Damascus. Syrian authorities began closing smuggling routes used by Hezbollah along the Lebanese border.
  4. ↑ Lebanese soldiers have been killed in Israeli drone attacks. The Lebanese army arrested armed Hezbollah members.
  5. ↑ UNIFIL peacekeepers have been attacked by the IDF and have engaged in a clash with Hezbollah
  6. ↑ 1 off-duty1 killed by friendly-fire
  7. ↑ 1 by friendly fire

References

  1. ↑ Younes, Lylla (16 March 2026). "Israel Killed Over a Dozen Lebanese Paramedics in Three Days, Now Claiming That Ambulances Are "Hezbollah" Targets". Drop Site. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  2. ↑ Seth J. Frantzman (4 March 2026). "Lebanon Islamic Group claims headquarters targeted by IDF strikes". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
  3. ↑ "Israeli strike kills Christian party official in Lebanon, sharpening divides over Hezbollah". Reuters. 6 April 2026.
  4. ↑ Iwaza, Dayana; Livni, Ephrat (2026-03-10). "Shells Fired From Lebanon Land West of Syrian Capital, Country's Military Says". The New York Times. Beirut, Lebanon. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-03-10.
  5. ↑ "Syria targets smuggling tunnels to Lebanon amid concerns over Hezbollah weapons". The Arab Weekly. 30 March 2026. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  6. ↑ Homsi, uNada. "Lebanese army thrust into Israel's war on Hezbollah as attacks kill soldiers". The National.
  7. ↑ Fabian, Emanuel (3 March 2026). "Lebanese army reportedly arrests 12 armed members of Hezbollah". The Times of Israel. ISSN 0040-7909. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  8. ↑ "Lebanon: UN peacekeeping patrol targeted by Israeli tank, IDF blames 'misidentification' | UN News". news.un.org. 16 November 2025.
  9. ↑ "من اعتراض إلى إطلاق نار… إشكال بين حزب الله واليونيفيل" [From an interception to an exchange of fire… a dispute between Hezbollah and UNIFIL]. Lebanon Debate (in Arabic). 30 March 2026. Retrieved 30 March 2026.
  10. ↑ "More than 400 Hezbollah fighters killed in new war with Israel so far, sources say". Reuters. 2026-03-27. Retrieved 2026-03-28.
  11. ↑ "Lebanese army reportedly arrests 12 armed members of Hezbollah". The Times of Israel. 3 March 2025.
  12. ↑ "IDF says disarming Hezbollah unrealistic without full-scale invasion as troops push towards Litani". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2026-04-03.
  13. ↑ "بالصور: الجيش الإسرائيلي يعلن أسر 2 من قوة الرضوان جنوب الليطاني". MTV Lebanon.
  14. ↑ "NNA: Two paramedics from the Islamic Risala Scout Association – Civil Defense and the Islamic Health Authority have been killed in an airstrike on Sawwana". MTV Lebanon. 13 March 2026. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  15. ↑ "The "Al-Risala Scouts" mourned their five martyred paramedics in the Zawtar raid". NNA (in Arabic). 28 March 2026. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
  16. ↑ Truzman, Joe (22 March 2026). "Israel eliminates 3 Hamas members operating in Lebanon".
  17. ↑ "Two IDF soldiers killed in Hezbollah ambush in Lebanon". The Jerusalem Post. 2026-03-08. Retrieved 2026-03-08.
  18. ↑ "Woman killed in Hezbollah rocket attack laid to rest in Golan Heights". Ynetnews. 25 March 2026.
  19. ↑ "Two Israeli soldiers killed in south Lebanon combat, military says". Reuters.
  20. ↑ "IDF soldier Sgt. Moshe Yitzhak Katz, from Connecticut, killed in south Lebanon". The Times of Israel. 29 March 2026.
  21. ↑ Ben Kimon, Elisha; Eichner, Itamar (30 March 2026). "IDF names Sgt. Liran Ben Zion, 19, killed by anti-tank fire in Lebanon". Ynet. Retrieved 30 March 2026.
  22. ↑ "Four soldiers killed, 2 wounded in south Lebanon clash with Hezbollah — IDF". The Times of Israel. 30 March 2026.
  23. ↑ Fabian, Emanuel (4 April 2026). "IDF says soldier killed, another seriously hurt by 'friendly-fire' in southern Lebanon". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
  24. ↑ "Israeli military reports 36 soldiers injured in Lebanon over 48 hours; war toll at 411". Al Jazeera. 7 April 2026. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  25. ↑ "Israel killed 200 Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon, IDF says". The Jerusalem Post. 2026-03-08. Retrieved 2026-03-08.
  26. ↑ "Update from Aaron Boxerman". The New York Times. 4 March 2026. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
  27. ↑ "7 IDF soldiers lightly wounded today in Lebanon, northern Israel". The Times of Israel.
  28. ↑ "First Israeli civilian killed in Lebanon border war was hit by Israeli fire". Reuters. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  29. ↑ "Israel's military to occupy swathe of southern Lebanon, defence minister says". Reuters. 24 March 2026.
  30. ↑ "At least 41 killed in Israeli air attacks on Lebanon's Bekaa". Al Jazeera. 7 March 2026. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  31. ↑ "The army mourned three soldiers who were killed in Israeli airstrikes on the Zabdin road and in Qaqaiyat al-Jisr". Elnashra News (in Arabic). 17 March 2026. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  32. ↑ "Lebanese army says soldier killed in Israeli attack in southern Lebanon". Reuters. 5 April 2026. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  33. ↑ "The army announced the death of one of its soldiers, who succumbed to his wounds following an Israeli raid in Qaqaiyat al-Jisr". Elnashra News (in Arabic). 17 March 2026. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  34. ↑ "The Civil Defense mourned the martyr Fahmi Al-Shami, who was martyred while performing his duty in Sidon". Elnashra News (in Arabic). 19 March 2026. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  35. ↑ "Civil Defense: 11 members injured in Israeli airstrike near Nabatieh regional center". Elnashra News (in Arabic). 18 March 2026. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  36. ↑ Shofa, Jayanty Nada (30 March 2026). "One Indonesian Peacekeeper Killed Amid Israel-Hezbollah War". Jakarta Globe. Retrieved 30 March 2026.
  37. 1 2 Lamche, Anna (31 March 2026). "Two Indonesian UN peacekeepers killed in explosion in Lebanon". BBC News. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  38. ↑ "Two UN peacekeepers from Ghana critically hurt in Lebanon missile attack". The Times of Israel. AFP. 7 March 2026. ISSN 0040-7909. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  39. ↑ "Lebanon death toll rises to 1,530". Al Jazeera English. 7 April 2026. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  40. ↑ "Iran war live: Israel kills 254 in Lebanon after US-Iran agree ceasefire". Al Jazeera English. 8 April 2026. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
  41. ↑ Dugal, Hanna (7 April 2026). "How Israel's invasion of southern Lebanon created a humanitarian crisis". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  42. ↑ "Hezbollah leader: Resumed fighting with Israel not linked to war on Iran - UPI.com". UPI. Retrieved 2026-04-09.
  43. ↑ "Hezbollah saw new war with Israel as inevitable and rearmed for months, sources say". Reuters.
  44. ↑ "War Intensifies in Lebanon | Council on Foreign Relations". www.cfr.org. 2026-03-06. Retrieved 2026-04-09.
  45. ↑ Beirut, Christina GoldbaumReporting from; Lebanon (2026-03-02). "Despite Its Weakness, Hezbollah Plunges Lebanon Back Into War". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-04-09.
  46. ↑ Salhani, Justin. "Israel intensifies war on Lebanon after Hezbollah attack". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2026-04-09.
  47. ↑ Ravid, Barak (2026-03-02). "Hezbollah launches missiles at Israel from Lebanon, Israeli military says". Axios. Retrieved 2026-04-09.