Since 2 March 2026 · Day 227

Israel and Lebanon Death Toll

Reported deaths since Hezbollah and Israel resumed their war on 2 March 2026, by side. Every figure has a source, a type of source and a reference date.

Israel

Updated irregularly

soldiers, a Defense Ministry contractor and civilians killed on the Lebanon front, documented by name

Type of source: Confirmed by name Times of Israel and other media, up to 12 Oct 2026

Latest update

No daily figure

No Israeli authority publishes a running count for this front; the figures are counted from individual reports.

Other counts

Soldiers killed in southern Lebanon 41

Type of source: Confirmed by name Times of Israel, up to 8 Oct 2026

Including deaths in accidents and by friendly fire. Plus one Defense Ministry civilian contractor.
Civilians killed in Israel 3

Type of source: Confirmed by name Up to 12 Oct 2026

Two killed by Hezbollah rockets in March 2026 and a 14-year-old boy killed on 12 October 2026 by a leftover Hezbollah cluster munition.

These deaths are also included in the Israeli figures on the page Gaza and Israel, which cover all fronts.

Increase

No comparable earlier figure.

Scope

Israeli soldiers killed in southern Lebanon and civilians in Israel killed by Hezbollah fire since 2 March 2026.

Sources

The Times of Israel, 9 Oct 2026 (count of soldiers killed in southern Lebanon)
The Jerusalem Post, 26 Mar 2026 (civilian killed in Nahariya)
Haaretz, 12 Oct 2026 (boy killed by a leftover munition)
Wikipedia, 2026 Lebanon war (cross-check)

Lebanon

Updated every few days

4,389

killed, according to the Ministry of Public Health

Type of source: Official Ministry of Public Health, update of 12 Oct 2026

Latest update

killed since the update of 11 Oct 2026

Other counts

Of whom aged 18 or younger 258

Type of source: Official Ministry dashboard, up to 1 Sept 2026
Of whom women 394

Type of source: Official Ministry dashboard, up to 1 Sept 2026
Of whom health workers 135

Type of source: Official Ministry dashboard, up to 1 Sept 2026
Hezbollah fighters No reliable figure

Hezbollah has not published a count of its dead in this war. Claims by the Israeli army about Hezbollah losses are not used (rule 2 of the method).

The ministry does not distinguish between civilians and fighters.

Increase

Since the truce of 19 Jun 2026: +409; From 3,980 to 4,389. The ministry revises its totals as bodies are recovered and identified, so the increase also includes earlier deaths.

Scope

Deaths in Lebanon from Israeli attacks since 2 March 2026, civilians and fighters together. Since 8 October 2023 the ministry counts 8,956 deaths in total.

Sources

Ministry of Public Health, Update Toll of the Aggression, 12 Oct 2026 (latest total)
Ministry of Public Health, 19 Jun 2026 (total on the day of the truce)
Ministry of Public Health, dashboard, 1 Sept 2026 (children, women, health workers)
Keystone-SDA via blue News, 18 May 2026 (no distinction between civilians and fighters)
Asharq Al-Awsat, 17 Apr 2026 (Hezbollah publishes no count)

What is not counted

Deaths in Lebanon from 8 October 2023 to 1 March 2026; the ministry counts them separately.
Missing people whose death has not been confirmed.
Deaths from hunger, disease or lack of care caused by the war.

Notes on method

Period: Hezbollah resumed attacks on Israel on 2 March 2026, in support of Iran, and Israel invaded southern Lebanon. A truce took effect on 19 June 2026 and a framework agreement was signed on 26 June. Since then the violence has lessened but not stopped; Israeli forces still hold part of southern Lebanon (status on 13 October 2026).
Lebanese figures: The Ministry of Public Health publishes a running total every few days. It counts everyone killed by Israeli attacks and does not distinguish between civilians and fighters.
Israeli figures: No Israeli authority publishes a separate count for the Lebanon front. The figures on this page are counted from reports of individual deaths, mainly by The Times of Israel. Israel's national totals, which cover all fronts, are on the page Gaza and Israel.
Comparability: The two sides are counted by different bodies in different ways. The figures are shown side by side and not added up.
Order and design: The panels appear in the alphabetical order of the language shown and share the same structure, typography and colours.
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