Timeline of the Gaza war (3 October 2025 – present)
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October 2025
3 October
- The Gaza Health Ministry said that at least 63 people were killed in Israeli attacks throughout Gaza in the past 24 hours, increasing its count of the Palestinian death toll in Gaza to 66,288.[1][a]
- Hamas carried out a large-scale raid in Khan Yunis targeting the Al-Mujaida clan, with the Israeli Air Force and the Israeli-backed CTSF involved in the fighting.[2]
- Hamas accepted a Trump administration plan to end the war and release all remaining hostages in Gaza pending further conditions.[3]
- The IDF said that it attacked a site in southern Lebanon that violated the ceasefire and posed a threat on Israel by managing Hezbollah's armed attacks and defenses, including weapons, structures used for militant activities, and underground infrastructure.[4]
- The IDF said that two militants armed with RPGs and guns were killed after they tried to approach Israeli soldiers in Gaza City.[5]
4 October
- The Gaza Health Ministry said that at least 66 people were killed in Israeli attacks throughout Gaza in the past 24 hours. In addition, the health ministry added more than 700 names to the list, increasing its count of the Palestinian death toll in Gaza to 67,074.[6][a]
- The IDF was ordered to halt its ground offensive to capture Gaza City.[7]
- Israeli media oulet Israel Hayom reported that during the weekend, multiple strikes were conducted in the Gaza Strip by the IDF in order to defend its forces.[8]
5 October
- The Gaza Health Ministry said that at least 65 people were killed in Israeli attacks throughout Gaza in the past 24 hours, increasing its count of the Palestinian death toll in Gaza to 67,139.[9][a]
- The Gaza Health Ministry said that one person died due to malnutrition in the last day, increasing its count of the death toll from malnutrition since the start of the war to 460.[10]
- The IDF said that it downed a "hostile" UAV that was launched at Israel from Yemen.[11]
6 October
- The Gaza Health Ministry said that at least 21 people were killed in Israeli operations throughout Gaza in the past 24 hours, increasing its count of the Palestinian death toll in Gaza to 67,160.[12][a]
- The IDF said that about a week prior in Gaza City it had uncovered several long range rockets ready to be fired at central Israel, along with explosives, radios, cartridges and other weapons.[13]
- Lebanese media reported that an Israeli drone strike in southern Lebanon killed two people including a woman. The IDF said that one of those killed was a leading Hezbollah militant and accused him of violating the ceasefire by rebuilding Hezbollah's air defenses.[14][15]
- The IDF said that it attacked several Hezbollah targets in Beqaa including camps that were used for training militants.[16]
7 October
- The Gaza Health Ministry said that the Palestinian death toll in Gaza has increased to 67,173.[17][a]
- The IDF said that it killed a Hezbollah militant whom it accused of taking over private properties from a Lebanese village in favor of militant activities that violate the ceasefire, such as storing weaponry and surveillance, and another Hezbollah militant whom it accused of rebuilding militant infrastructure using heavy equipment.[18]
- The IDF said that four "hostile" UAVs that were launched at Israel from Yemen were downed in less than one hour.[19]
8 October
- The Gaza Health Ministry said that at least ten people were killed in Israeli attacks throughout Gaza in the past 24 hours, increasing its count of the Palestinian death toll in Gaza to 67,183.[20][a]
- Israel and Hamas agreed to the first stage of a Gaza truce plan from the US through the mediation of US, Qatar, Turkey and Egypt.[21]
- The IDF intercepted the Freedom Flotilla Coalition & Thousand Madleens in the Mediterranean Sea as it attempted to break the blockade of the Gaza Strip.[22]
- The IDF said that it killed several Hamas militants in Gaza who tried to attack its forces.[23]
9 October
- The Gaza Health Ministry said that at least 11 people were killed in Israeli attacks throughout Gaza in the past 24 hours, increasing its count of the Palestinian death toll in Gaza to 67,194.[24][a]
- The Israeli cabinet ratified the hostage agreement with Hamas, setting a truce in Gaza.[25]
10 October
11 October
- The Gaza Health Ministry increased its count of the Palestinian death toll in Gaza to 67,682. The increase is due to bodies being dug out from rubble.[28][a]
- Lebanon's Health Ministry said that Israeli airstrikes in Msayleh destroyed a large number of vehicles and killed one Syrian national and wounded six others, including two women. The IDF said it targeted Hezbollah sites storing heavy machinery used for rebuilding militant infrastructure.[29]
12 October
- The Gaza Health Ministry said that the bodies of 124 people killed due to Israeli attacks, 117 of them recovered from rubble arrived in hospitals throughout Gaza in the past 24 hours, increasing its count of Palestinian death toll in Gaza to 67,806.[30][a]
- The IDF said that it killed a militant whom it accused of violating the ceasefire agreement and working on restoring Hezbollah's militant infrastructure in south Lebanon. It also said that heavy machinery that was used to restore Hezbollah's militant infrastructure was destroyed.[31]
- Clashes were reported between Hamas and members of the Palestinian Doghmush clan.[32]
13 October
- The Gaza Health Ministry said that the bodies of 63 people killed due to Israeli attacks, 60 of them recovered from rubble arrived in hospitals throughout Gaza in the past 24 hours, increasing its count of Palestinian death toll in Gaza to 67,869.[33][a]
- All 20 remaining living Israeli hostages were released by Hamas and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners were released by Israel, as part of the first phase of the Gaza peace plan. Hamas also said that it handed over the bodies of four deceased hostages.[34]
- The 2025 Gaza peace summit was held in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, attended by leaders from about 30 countries and several international organisations.[35]
- Hamas killed at least 33 people in Gaza City as part of the ongoing crackdown against opposing clans inside Gaza, many of which "are understood to be"[by whom?] backed and armed by Israel.[36][37][38] Videos of the executions were posted by Hamas affiliated channels. It is disputed whether Hamas followed due judicial process for sentencing.[39] It was condemned by Palestinian human rights monitors, such as Al Mezan. Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas condemned the killings as "heinous crimes and field executions".[40]
- IDF's radio said that the IDF found a mosque that was allegedly used as a command center and training camp, storage of weapons, RPGs, and intelligence including a replica of a kibbutz in the vicinity of Gaza. It added that a group of militants that crossed the yellow line was arrested by the IDF.[41]
14 October
- The Gaza Health Ministry said that the bodies of 44 people killed due to Israeli attacks, 38 of them recovered from rubble arrived in hospitals throughout Gaza in the past 24 hours, increasing its count of Palestinian death toll in Gaza to 67,913.[42][a]
- A first batch of Palestinian bodies were handed over by Israel to Gaza.[43]
- Hamas said that it handed over the remains of four more Israeli hostages.[44] After a forensic check Israel said that the one of the bodies does not belong to a deceased hostage.[45]
- Gaza health officials said that Israeli forces killed at least nine Palestinians trying to check for their homes in northern Gaza City and southern Khan Yunis. The IDF said it killed individuals who crossed the yellow line of the ceasefire and approached its forces.[46]
- Under the ceasefire terms, Israel was to permit up to 600 humanitarian aid trucks to enter Gaza each day. Since then, the limit has been reduced to 300, and the Rafah border crossing was closed, with Israeli officials attributing the change to delays in recovering the bodies of Israeli hostages.[47] Hamas previously indicated that recovering the bodies of some deceased hostages may take longer, as not all burial sites amid the Gaza's widespread rubble are known.[48]
15 October
- The Gaza Health Ministry said that the bodies of 25 people killed due to Israeli attacks, 16 of them recovered from rubble arrived in hospitals throughout Gaza in the past 24 hours, increasing its count of Palestinian death toll in Gaza to 67,938.[49][a]
- The remains of two more hostages were handed over by Hamas to Israel.[45]
- Forty-five more Palestinian bodies were received by the Gaza Health Ministry from Israel,[45] bringing the total number of bodies returned to Gaza according to the ceasefire agreement to 90.[50]
16 October
- The Gaza Health Ministry said that the bodies of 29 people killed due to Israeli attacks, 22 of them recovered from rubble arrived in hospitals throughout Gaza in the past 24 hours, increasing its count of Palestinian death toll in Gaza to 67,967.[51][a]
- Thirty bodies of Palestinians were handed over by Israel.[52]
- The Houthis said that their military chief of staff died from injuries sustained from the 28 August 2025 Israeli attacks on Yemen along with his 13 year-old son and "several of his companions".[53]
- Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon killed one person in Shmustar, injured six in Ansar, and injured a seventh in Bnaafoul. A Lebanese Army Intelligence source said that the IAF conducted 31 attacks against Hezbollah targets in east and south Lebanon.[54] The IDF said that one of the targets was a quarry used by Hezbollah and accused the militant group of using it to violate the truce.[55]
17 October
- The remains of one more hostage were handed over by Hamas to Israel.[56]
- The IDF said that it demolished a building used by Hezbollah in Yaroun.[57]
- Al Jazeera reported that Israeli fire hit at a vehicle carrying a displaced family in Zeitoun, Gaza City, killing 11 family members, including seven children. The IDF said that the vehicle crossed the ceasefire demarcation line.[58]
- The IDF said it carried out an airstrike in the Gaza Strip against a militant cell which emerged from a tunnel and advanced towards its forces.[59]
18 October
- The Gaza Health Ministry said that the bodies of 29 people, 23 of them recovered from rubble, arrived in hospitals throughout Gaza in the past 48 hours, increasing its count of Palestinian death toll in Gaza to 68,116.[60][a]
- Fifteen bodies of Palestinians were handed over by Israel to Gaza.[61]
- The remains of two more hostages were handed over by Hamas to Israel.[62]
19 October
- The Gaza Health Ministry increased its count of Palestinian death toll in Gaza to 68,159.[63][a]
- Fifteen bodies of Palestinians were received by the Gaza Health Ministry from Israel.[64]
- The IDF said that militants launched RPGs and conducted sniper fire against its forces operating in Rafah, prompting it to carry out strikes in Gaza. It said that two soldiers were killed in the incident. It added that it struck dozens of Hamas targets. al-Qassam Brigades said that communication with rest of its units in Rafah had been cut off for months and "we are not responsible for any incidents occurring in those areas." The Nasser Hospital said that one of those Israeli attacks hit a tent in al-Mawasi, killing at least four people, including two children and a woman.[65]
- The IDF said that it struck militants who approached its forces in Beit Lahia.[65]
- Transfer of aid into Gaza was halted by Israeli government, and resumed the next day.[65]
- The IDF later said that they resumed enforcing the truce.[65]
20 October
- The Kerem Shalom border crossing reopened for aid into Gaza after it was closed by the Israeli government the previous day.[66]
- The remains of one more hostage was handed over by Hamas to Israel.[67]
21 October
22 October
- Thirty bodies of Palestinians were handed over by Israel to Gaza.[70]
23 October
- Lebanese Health Ministry and NNA reported that Israeli strikes in eastern and southern Lebanon killed at least four people, including an elderly woman. The IDF said it had targeted Hezbollah sites in east and north Lebanon, including "a military camp and a site for the production of precision missiles" in the Bekaa Valley. It also stated that it targeted several militant targets, including a Hezbollah training camp and a "weapons storage facility" in the Nabatieh area.[71]
24 October
25 October
- A doctor working in Gaza said that two 6 year-old twin boy and girl were injured by unexploded ordnance in Gaza City. The Gaza Health Ministry said that five children were injured by unexploded ordnance in the last week.[74]
- The IDF said that it killed a militant whom it accused of violating the truce by attempting to execute an attack on its forces in Nuseirat.[75]
- The IDF said that it killed a commander from the anti tank unit of the Radwan Force whom it accused of attempting to reestablish militant infrastructure in Jibshit, southern Lebanon.[75]
26 October
- Al Jazeera reported that an Israeli strike in al-Hafir killed two people, including a Syrian national. The IDF said that it killed a Hezbollah member who was responsible for trafficking weapons from Syria to Lebanon.[76]
- Al Jazeera reported that an Israeli airstrike in An-Naqoura killed one person, who the IDF said was Hezbollah's representative to Ras Biyyada.[76]
27 October
- Hamas said that it handed over the remains of a hostage to Israel.[77]
28 October
- The IDF said that its forces in Rafah were hit by sniper fire and RPGs, which killed one of its soldiers. The IDF also said that it returned fire.[78] al-Qassam Brigades denied involvement and reiterated its commitment to the truce.[79][80]
- Netanyahu ordered Israeli forces to immediately retaliate with "powerful strikes" in Gaza. Hamas said that it postponed the planned handover of the remains of a deceased hostage it had recovered from a tunnel in Gaza after Israeli attacks.[79]
29 October
- Local health officials said that Israeli attacks in Gaza killed at least 104 people including children and women. The IDF said it targeted dozens of Hamas targets, including militants, observation posts, weapons depots, mortar firing positions and tunnels. It also said that it targeted a number of senior Hamas militants, including 21 commanders and participants of the 7 October attacks including a Nukhba Force commander. Israeli forces later said that the truce was back on in Gaza.[80]
- The IDF said that it killed a Hezbollah's logistics chief in Qana, who it accused of helping rebuild infrastructure, in a strike on 14 October.[81]
- The IDF said that it struck a Hezbollah tunnel and rocket launcher in Mahmudiyah.[82]
30 October
31 October
- Thirteen bodies of Palestinians were handed over by Israel to Gaza.[85]
- The unidentified remains of three people were transferred by the Red Cross from Hamas to Israel.[86]
- The IDF said that it struck and killed a Hezbollah maintenance officer who was rebuilding militant infrastructure in Kounin.[87]
- The IDF said that it killed a Radwan Force member who planned attacks on Israel and helped restore Hezbollah infrastructure in a drone strike in Nabatieh.[88]
November 2025
1 November
- The Abu Kabir Forensic Institute, using DNA tests, ruled the remains handed over by Hamas the previous day did not belong to any of the hostages.[89] Hamas said Israel had rejected its offer to provide samples of unidentified decedents and asked the remains for analysis. It added "We handed the bodies over to stop the claims of Israel."[90]
- Lebanon's health ministry said four people were killed and three others were injured in an Israeli strike on a car in the Nabatieh District. The IDF said those killed were Redwan Force militants.[91][92]
2 November
- The remains of three more Israeli hostages were handed over by Hamas to Israel.[93]
3 November
- Forty-five bodies of Palestinians were handed over by Israel to Gaza.[94]
- The IDF said it killed a militant of the Radwan Force in an airstrike in Nabatieh. It later conducted a separate strike in Ayta ash-Shaab, killing an alleged Hezbollah militant who was surveilling Israeli soldiers.[95]
4 November
5 November
- Fifteen bodies of Palestinians were handed over by Israel to Gaza.[97]
- The remains of one more hostage were handed over by Hamas to Israel.[98]
- An Israeli strike on a car in Burj Rahal killed one person and injured another.[99] The IDF said it killed a Radwan Force militant who was behind attacks on Israel.[100]
6 November
- An Israeli airstrike between Toura and Al-Aabbassiyah, Tyre District, killed one person and injured three others.[101] The IDF said it targeted militants of Hezbollah's construction unit.[102]
- The IDF said it carried out strikes on infrastructure and arms depots belonging to the Radwan Force in several towns in southern Lebanon. The Lebanese Health Ministry said one person was injured.[103]
7 November
- The remains of one more Israeli hostage were handed over by the PIJ and Hamas to Israel.[104]
- Turkey issued arrest warrants to 37 Israeli officials for crimes against humanity, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defence Minister Israel Katz, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and IDF chief Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir.[105]
8 November
- Fifteen bodies of Palestinians were handed over by Israel to Gaza.[106]
- Lebanon's National News Agency reported that two brothers were killed in an Israeli airstrike near Shebaa. The IDF said they were arms smugglers belonging to the Hezbollah-affiliated Lebanese Resistance Brigades.[107]
- The Lebanese health ministry said an Israeli drone strike hit a car near a hospital in Bint Jbeil injuring seven people.[107]
- An Israeli strike in Baraashit killed one person and injured four others.[107] The IDF said it conducted a drone strike that killed a Hezbollah militant who it accused of attempting to rebuild militant infrastructure.[108]
9 November
10 November
- Fifteen bodies of Palestinians were handed over by Israel to Gaza.[111]
- Israel conducted a wave of strikes in southern and eastern Lebanon. The IDF said it struck a rocket launching site in the south, several sites in Nabatieh, and weapons storage and manufacturing sites in the Beqaa Valley. A strike targeting a car on a highway in Al-Baisariyah killed one person, who the IDF said was a Hezbollah arms smuggler.[110]
11 November
13 November
14 November
16 November
- The IDF said it killed a Hezbollah militant in Al-Mansouri.[117]
17 November
- The United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 2083 welcoming the formation of the Board of Peace and authorizing an International Stabilization Force.[118]
18 November
- The Lebanese Health Ministry said Israeli strikes on the Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp near Sidon killed at least 13 people and injured others. The IDF said it targeted a Hamas training facility. Hamas denied the allegation.[119][120]
- The IDF said it killed a Hezbollah militant in Bint Jbeil and another Hezbollah militant in Blida that was seen collecting intelligence on IDF troops.[121]
19 November
- Lebanese media reported an Israeli attack hit a car in At-Tiri, killing one person and injuring 11. The reports said a school bus passed by the area at the time of the attack, resulting in the wounding of the driver and several children.[122]
- The IDF said several militants fired at its troops in Khan Yunis, resulting in no injuries. Hamas denied it had fired at Israeli forces. In response the IDF conducted a wave of strikes across Gaza. Medics said at least 28 Palestinians, including nine children, were killed.[123][124]
- The IDF carried out a wave of strikes in several towns in southern Lebanon, targeting what it said were arms depots belonging to Hezbollah's rocket unit.[125]
20 November
- Local health authorities said an Israeli strike hit a home in Bani Suheila, killing three people including an infant girl and injuring 15 others.[126]
- The IDF said a senior Hamas militant who served as a naval commander and another Hamas militant who held several hostages were killed in airstrikes the day prior.[127]
21 November
22 November
- The Gaza Health Ministry increased its count of the Palestinian death toll in Gaza to 69,733.[130][a]
- Health officials in Gaza said Israeli strikes in Gaza killed at least 24 people including a woman and one child and injured at least 54 others including children. The IDF said they launched strikes after a militant crossed into an area it held and fired towards its forces in south Gaza, without causing casualties. Hamas denied Israeli accusations. Prime Minister Netanyahu's office said those killed include five senior Hamas militants.[130]
- The IDF said its forces killed 11 militants in the Rafah area and arrested six others who attempted to escape an underground structure. It also said it killed two others who crossed into areas held by it in northern Gaza and approached its forces.[130]
- Lebanon's health ministry said an Israeli strike hit a car in Zawtar al-Sharqiyah killing one person, while a separate drone attack in Shaqra injured five others.[129] The IDF later said it conducted strikes in Mayfadoun and Houla, killing two Hezbollah militants.[131]
- The IDF said it struck Hezbollah rocket launchers in southern Lebanon and two militant sites in the Beqaa Valley.[132]
23 November
- The Lebanese Health Ministry said at least five people were killed and 25 others were injured when an Israeli strike hit the fourth floor of an apartment building in Beirut's Haret Hreik neighborhood. The IDF said it targeted Hezbollah's chief of staff, Haytham Ali Tabatabai. Hezbollah confirmed Tabatabai was killed alongside four other militants.[133][134]
24 November
- A Palestinian man was killed by an Israeli drone attack in the Israeli-controlled parts of Bani Suheila.[135]
25 November
- The remains of one more Israeli hostage were handed over by PIJ and Hamas to Israel.[136]
26 November
- Fifteen bodies of Palestinians were handed over by Israel to Gaza.[137]
- The IDF said six militants who emerged from an underground tunnel in Rafah were hit by an airstrike and killed in battle with its forces. It added that eight others were arrested by it while they emerged from a tunnel in the last week.[138]
27 November
- The IDF said it conducted strikes on several Hezbollah sites in southern Lebanon, including arms facilities and outposts.[139]
29 November
30 November
December 2025
2 December
- Hamas handed over "findings" to Israel. Israel said that it did not belong to a deceased hostage.[143]
3 December
- President Trump's 20-point Gaza plan was formally approved by the Knesset.[144]
- The remains of one more hostage were handed over by Hamas to Israel.[145]
- The IDF said five of its soldiers were injured, one seriously, during clashes with Hamas militants who attempted to escape from a tunnel in eastern Rafah. Gaza's civil defense said an Israeli strike hit a shelter camp in the vicinity of Kuwaiti Field Hospital in Al-Mawasi, killing five people including two children and injuring 32 others. The IDF said it targeted a Hamas militant.[146]
4 December
- The IDF said it killed almost 40 Hamas militants trapped in tunnels under Rafah, in an area it controlled.[147]
- Yasser Abu Shabab, the leader of the Israeli-backed anti-Hamas group Popular Forces died shortly before arrival at an Israeli hospital after being injured in clashes with a local family in Gaza.[148]
6 December
- Local health authorities reported seven people were killed due to Israeli fire in Beit Lahia, Jabalia and Zeitoun, including an elderly woman. The IDF said it opened fire on those who crossed the yellow line in two separate incidents.[149]
7 December
- Local medics reported that apparent Israeli gunfire killed a three-year old girl near the ceasefire line in al-Mawasi.[150]
8 December
- The IDF said it struck Hezbollah militant infrastructure in southern Lebanon, including a training site used by the Radwan Force.[151]
9 December
10 December
11 December
- Medics said an Israeli strike in Jabalia killed a woman and injured some others.[156]
13 December
- An Israeli attack west of Gaza City killed five people and injured at least 25 others including civilians. The IDF said it targeted senior al-Qassam Brigades commander Ra'ad Sa'ad and accused him of violating the ceasefire. Prime Minister Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz said it was a response to a Hamas attack in which an explosive device wounded two Israeli troops.[157][158] Later, the IDF added that the strike also killed an al-Qassam Brigades financial chief.[159] Hamas confirmed Sa'ad's death the next day, adding that he was killed "alongside his brothers”.[160]
14 December
- The Gaza Interior Ministry announced the assassination of Home Security officer Lt. Col. Ahmed Zamzam, who was shot by gunmen at Al-Maghazi refugee camp. It also said he was killed by an Israeli-backed group under Israeli orders, citing an initial probe.[160]
- The IDF said it conducted three separate drone strikes targeting Hezbollah members in Yatar, Bint Jbeil, and Jwaya, killing three militants whom it accused of violating the truce.[161]
16 December
17 December
- Health officials said that an Israeli mortar shell that hit a residential area in central Gaza City injured at least 10 people, some seriously. The IDF said the mortar was fired during an operation in the area of the "Yellow Line", but deviated from its intended target.[163]
18 December
- The Trump administration sanctioned two more ICC judges for probing alleged Israeli war crimes in Gaza.[164]
19 December
- Integrated Food Security Phase Classification said the spread of famine in Gaza has stopped, but the strip still faces starvation. The Netanyahu government denied a famine.[165]
- Gaza's civil defence agency spokesman said that an Israeli strike hit a school serving as shelter for displaced people in Tuffah, killing at least six people including women and children. The IDF said it opened fire towards "suspicious individuals to eliminate the threat", and "regrets any harm to uninvolved individuals".[166]
20 December
- Doctors at Nasser Hospital said that a 29-day-old infant boy died due to hypothermia in Gaza.[167]
21 December
22 December
- Palestinian medical sources said that two Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire in eastern Gaza City.[170]
- An Israeli strike hit a car on the Aqtnit–Qantara road in Sidon District in Lebanon, killing three people, including a Lebanese soldier. The IDF said that it struck three Hezbollah militants in the Sidon area and accused that they violated the truce by working on operations against the IDF and attempted rebuilding Hezbollah's infrastructure. However, Lebanon denied that the deceased soldier had links to the group.[171][172][173]
24 December
- The IDF accused Hamas of violating the truce by hitting an APC with explosive device, causing injuries to one of its soldier.[174]
25 December
- The IDF said that they killed Hussein Mahmoud Marshad al-Jawhari, a senior operative of the Iranian Quds Force's Unit 840 in Lebanon.[175]
- The IDF said that it killed a Hezbollah militant near al-Jumayjimah and accused him of violating the truce by rebuilding Hezbollah's militant infrastructure.[176][177]
29 December
- Al-Qassam Brigades confirmed the death of its spokesman Abu Obaida. It also confirmed death of the Rafah Brigade's commander Muhammad Shabana and Hakam Al Essa, who ran its arms and combat services.[178]
30 December
- The Israeli Ministry of Diaspora Affairs announced that it would ban 37 humanitarian organizations from operating in Gaza within 36 hours for failing to provide personal staff data required for new security screenings.[179]
January 2026
1 January
- An apparent Israeli strike hit Jabalia an-Nazla in northern Gaza, killing a child.[180]
3 January
- The IDF said that in northern Gaza it have uncovered and destroyed a rocket launcher and accused that it was loaded and ready to fire at southern Israel.[181]
4 January
- The IDF said that it killed two Hezbollah militants in al-Jumayjimah in southern Lebanon, accusing them of violating the truce.[182]
5 January
- Officials at Nasser Hospital said that an Israeli strike hit a tent in al-Mawasi, killing a five-year-old girl and her uncle and injuring two other children. The IDF said that it targeted a Hamas militant whom it accused of violating the ceasefire.[183]
- The IDF said that it struck several Hezbollah and Hamas militant infrastructure sites in eastern and southern Lebanon.[184]
6 January
- The Gaza Health Ministry increased its count of the Palestinian death toll in Gaza to 71,391.[185][a]
- The IDF said that it killed two Hezbollah militants near Kherbet Selem and accused them of violating the ceasefire. The Lebanese Health Ministry said that another person was seriously wounded in the strike.[186]
7 January
8 January
- The Lebanese army claimed that it had "effectively and tangibly" achieved the aim of a state monopoly on weapons in the south Lebanon, but that additional work needed to be done to remove tunnels and unexploded ordnance.[188]
- A family relative said that apparent Israeli fire hit a house in Falluja neighborhood of Jabalia, killing an 11-year-old girl.[189]
- The IDF said it killed a Hezbollah drone operator in Zaita and accused him of violating the ceasefire.[190]
11 January
- Israeli fire killed two people in Bani Suhaila and another person in Tuffah. The IDF said it had hit a militant in north Gaza who approached its forces.[191][192]
- The IDF said that it struck Hezbollah weapon storage sites in several areas in southern Lebanon and killed a militant near Bint Jbeil.[193]
12 January
- Three people who had crossed the truce line in the vicinity of Morag corridor were killed by the IDF, that said that the 3 approached its forces and posed an "immediate threat", adding that they later found weapons and intelligence-gathering equipment on them. An Israeli-backed armed group in south Gaza said that it killed a senior police officer in Khan Yunis. The Gaza Interior Ministry said that he was shot dead in al-Mawasi. Hamas said that militants killed by the IDF were pursuing militiamen who killed the police officer.[194][195]
14 January
- The US announced that Gaza is entering the second stage of the truce plan brokered with the help of President Trump.[196]
15 January
- Local sources said that Israeli attacks throughout Gaza killed at least 10 people including a senior al-Qassam Brigades militant, his wife, his 16-year-old daughter, two other family members, a senior al-Quds Brigades militant and a Hamas policeman. The IDF accused militants of violating the truce and said that the al-Qassam Brigades militant commanded its central camps operations, had a significant role in preparing for the 7 October attacks, and oversaw a lethal attack in 1995. The IDF also said that the al-Quds Brigades militant commanded its Rocket and Missile Array in the Central Camps area. It added that other strikes killed a commander of sniper activities for al-Qassam Brigades in Deir al Balah, two Hamas militants whom it accused of attempting to rebuild militant infrastructure, a person who crossed the yellow line and "posed a threat" to its forces.[197][198][199]
20 January
- The IDF said that it uncovered a weapons cache with firearms, RPGs and various combat equipment from a tunnel shaft in south Gaza as part of operations to destroy militant infrastructure on the Israeli side of the Gaza truce line.[200]
21 January
- AP reported that Israeli strikes in Gaza killed at least 11 people including two 13-year-old boys, three journalists and a woman. The IDF said it had identified suspects who were operating a drone which posed a threat to its forces in one of those incidents.[201]
- SOHR reported that the IDF carried out airstrikes on four crossing points on the Syria-Lebanon border used for smuggling operations and transporting arms to Hezbollah, killing a weapons dealer.[202]
22 January
24 January
25 January
- Medics said that two people were killed due to Israeli fire east of Tuffah while one person was allegedly killed by Israeli forces in Khan Yunis. Explosion of an Israeli drone on the rooftop of a multi-floor building in Gaza City injured four civilians in the street nearby. IDF spokespersons said that they were not aware of the incident in Khan Yunis and that a camera on a roof of a "structure" in Gaza City was struck because it was used to monitor and advance attacks on the IDF, without providing proof.[207]
- Israel announced that it started a "large scale operation" to find the body of the last hostage following information that he was buried at a cemetery in the Shuja'iyya-Daraj Tuffah area.[208] Hamas claimed it had provided all the information it had about the hostage's remains.[209]
26 January
- The IDF announced that it recovered the body of the last hostage in Gaza. Hamas claimed it now has committed to all terms of the first stage of the truce.[210]
- Gaza hospitals said that one person was killed was killed due to Israeli fire in Tuffah close to an area where Israeli forces carried out the search operation for the last hostage. Another person was killed in Bureij refugee camp.[210]
- Nine Palestinian prisoners were released by Israel.[211]
- Hezbollah said that a presenter for its Al-Manar television channel was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Tyre. The IDF said that he was also a Hezbollah militant who violated the truce by working to rehabilitate artillery capabilities of the group in south Lebanon.[212]
29 January
- An IDF official acknowledged the Gaza Health Ministry's estimate of about 70,000 Palestinians killed during the war, emphasising that the figure does not distinguish between members and non-members of militant groups, does not indicate how many people died as a result of the fighting, and does not include missing residents who may be buried under rubble. The official also rejected the ministry’s figures that 440 Palestinians had died because of malnutrition and starvation during the war.[213]
- Fifteen bodies of Palestinians were handed over by Israel to Gaza.[214]
- Nasser hospital said that two people were killed due to Israeli fire in Khan Yunis. One person was killed and another person was injured in another Israeli strike in central Gaza. The IDF said that it targeted a suspect whom it accused of violating the truce in south Gaza in one of the strikes and killed another person whom it accused of crossing the truce line and approaching its forces.[214]
30 January
- The IDF said that its airstrikes killed four armed people in central Gaza who it said approached its forces in the vicinity of the truce line.[215][216]
- The IDF said that its air force killed at least three militants from a group of eight who emerged from a tunnel in the vicinity of Rafah.[217]
- Palestinian media reported that a strike killed two people and injured several in the Maghazi refugee camp.[217]
- The IDF said that it killed a Hezbollah militant whom it accused of violating the truce by attempting to restore the group's military infrastructure in south Lebanon.[218]
- The IDF announced that it apprehended a key commander of al-Qassam Brigades's Eastern Rafah Battalion in an overnight operation.[219]
- The IDF said that it is striking Hezbollah infrastructure in south Lebanon as a response to the group's alleged violation of the truce.[220]
31 January
- Hospitals in Gaza said that at least 30 people including six children and two women were killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza. One of those strikes hit a police station in Gaza City, killing at least 14 people including four policewomen, civilians and inmates held at the station and injuring others. The IDF said that the strikes followed what it described as truce violations the previous day, when it killed at least three militants emerging from a tunnel in an area in Rafah controlled by Israelis and four who approached its forces in the vicinity of the dividing line.[221]
February 2026
2 February
- The Gaza Health Ministry said at least five people were killed in Israeli attacks throughout Gaza in the past 24 hours, increasing its count of the Palestinian death toll in Gaza to 71,800. Per Palestinian reports, two people were killed in a strike in Nuseirat and the remaining in Mawasi, Khan Yunis and Jabalia. Among those killed reportedly include a 3-year-old boy. The IDF said that it targeted militants operating near the Yellow Line who approached its forces and "posed an imminent threat to them."[222][223][a]
- Rafah border crossing was reopened.[223]
- Local officials were detained by Israeli police for suspected pocketing of aid that was sent to Israeli charities and municipalities that were in need after the 7 October attacks.[224]
- The IDF said that it targeted a Hezbollah militant in Harouf and accused the group of violating the truce.[225]
- The IDF said that it targeted a Hezbollah militant in Ansariyah.[226]
- Evacuation notices were issued by the IDF for two villages in south Lebanon, saying that they are situated in the vicinity of buildings used by Hezbollah as "military infrastructure."[227] It later said that it attacked facilities used by Hezbollah to store arms and accused that one of those facilities were situated in the heart of a civilian area.[228]
3 February
- The Gaza Health Ministry said at least three people were killed in Israeli attacks throughout Gaza in the past 24 hours, increasing its count of the Palestinian death toll in Gaza to 71,803.[229][a]
- Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis said that one person was allegedly killed due to Israeli fire in southern Gaza city, some distance away from the area under the control of Israeli forces. The IDF said that it was not immediately aware of any strike in the area.[230]
4 February
- Twenty-four people including at least five children, seven women and a paramedic were killed due to Israeli strikes in Gaza. The IDF said that it was responding to a militant attack on its forces which critically wounded one soldier. al-Qassam Brigades leadership denied involvement. The IDF added that a strike in south Gaza targeted an al-Qassam Brigades platoon commander who participated in the 7 October attacks, while some of other strikes targeted three people who approached territory controlled by Israelis in Gaza, posing an immediate danger to its forces, a militant whom it accused of killing a soldier hostage, a leader of the al-Quds Brigades in north Gaza and it "regrets any harm caused to uninvolved civilians".[231][232]
6 February
- An IDF spokesman issued an evacuation order for people living in the vicinity of Gaza City's Zeitoun neighborhood, saying that a building in the area was used by al-Qassam Brigades militants. The IDF later destroyed the building in an airstrike.[233]
9 February
- Lebanon’s Health Ministry said that an Israeli drone hit a car in Yanouh, killing three people including a three-year-old child. The IDF said that it targeted a Hezbollah artillery official and accused him of violating the truce.[234][235]
- An Al-Jama'a al-Islamiyya militant was captured by the IDF from Hebbarieh.[234][235]
- The IDF killed four militants after they attempted to escape from a tunnel in Rafah and accused that they violated the truce by opening fire on its forces. Some sources close to Hamas identified one of them as senior Hamas official and co-founder Issa Annashar's son. An Israeli strike later hit an apartment in Gaza City, killing three people.[236][237]
- Gaza health authorities said that Israeli fire in Deir Al-Balah killed a farmer.[237]
- One person was killed by Israeli gunfire in Aita al-Shaab. The IDF said that it killed a Hezbollah militant and accused him of violating the truce.[235]
10 February
- Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital said that two people who were riding an electric bike were killed in an Israeli strike in eastern Deir Al-Balah in the vicinity of the truce line. Apparent Israeli fire later killed a woman in Maghazi refugee camp, while separate Israeli firing killed one person in Khan Yunis and another person in Jabalia. The IDF said it had conducted strikes targeting al-Qassam Brigades militants as a response to the incident in Rafah the previous day. Two of those killed were confirmed as al-Qassam Brigades militants.[238][239]
- The IDF said that it killed a militant who was in charge of the snipers array in Gaza's Beit Hanoun, whom it accused of violating the truce by planning an upcoming attack on its forces. It added that he was responsible for the death of five soldiers and critical injuries to two others during the war.[240]
11 February
- The IDF announced that in the past week in Gaza it killed a militant who was involved in deadly bus bombings in Israel in 2004 and exiled to Gaza as part of the Gilad Shalit prisoner exchange.[241]
14 February
- The IDF said it killed a person in northern Gaza whom it accused of crossing the yellow line and approaching them. It later said that it killed two armed people in northern Gaza who had taken cover under debris on the Israeli-controlled side in the vicinity of its forces.[242]
15 February
- Gaza hospitals said that Israeli attacks in Gaza killed at least 11 people, including five men, all in their 20s, who were killed in an Israeli attack in the eastern part of Khan Yunis that targeted a group of people in the vicinity of the Yellow Line. At least two of those killed were confirmed as al-Qassam Brigades militants. Five people were killed in another Israeli attack on a group of people in the Jabalia refugee camp's Falluja area. A person was killed due to an Israeli strike in Gaza City. The IDF said it had conducted multiple strikes as a response to several truce violations in the vicinity of the Yellow Line, including militants trying to hide in debris and others who tried to cross the line while armed.[243]
16 February
- Lebanon's health ministry said that four people, including a Syrian national, were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a vehicle in Majdal Anjar. The IDF said it targeted militants from the PIJ in Lebanon.[244]
18 February
- The IDF announced that a friendly fire incident killed one of its soldiers during combat in south Gaza.[245]
20 February
- Lebanon's Health Ministry, Lebanese media and security sources said that Israeli airstrikes in the Beqaa Valley killed 10 people and injured 50 others — including three children.[246][247] Hezbollah confirmed the death of its eight militants including a senior commander in the strikes.[248] The IDF said that it targeted Hezbollah command centers belonging to its missile force in Beqaa Valley and accused the militant group of violating the truce, saying that the facility was situated in the heart of a civilian area. A separate strike in Ain al-Hilweh camp killed two and injured one, which the IDF said targeted a Hamas command center and accused the militant group of violating the truce, saying that the facility was situated in the heart of a civilian area. Hamas confirmed that two of its members had been killed in the attack but said the targeted building belonged to a combined security unit made up of numerous Palestinian factions which is responsible with maintaining security in the camp.[246][247]
26 February
- Lebanon's Health Ministry and NNA reported that Israeli strikes in Beqaa Valley killed a 16-year-old Syrian boy and injured 29 others. The IDF said that it targeted eight Radwan Force militant compounds in Baalbek used for storing arms and training and accused the group of violating the truce.[249][250]
- Two al-Qassam Brigades militants were killed and five other people were injured in an Israeli strike east of Gaza City.[249]
- The IDF said that it killed a militant in south Gaza whom it accused of crossing into the area of Gaza held by Israel and posing a threat to its forces.[249]
27 February
- Gaza officials said that at least five people including four members of the Hamas-run police were killed in overnight Israeli strikes in Gaza.[251]
- The IDF said that it killed several militants in Rafah after conducting strikes in response to an alleged violation of the truce.[251]
- Aid groups barred for refusing to comply with Israeli rules were allowed by the Supreme Court of Israel to keep operating in Gaza and other Palestinian territories while it considers the case.[251]
28 February
- The Rafah crossing was closed by Israel, citing "security reasons" amid the start of the 2026 Iran war.[252]
March 2026
2 March
- Hezbollah fired projectiles towards Israel from Lebanon in response to the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, prompting retaliatory strikes by the IDF. Hezbollah said that it targeted Mishmar HaCarmel missile defence site in the vicinity of Haifa.[253] The Lebanese Health Ministry said at least 31 people were killed in Israeli attacks.[254] Hezbollah later claimed that the attack was a "defensive act" after over a year of Israeli attacks despite a truce.[255] It added that it restarted fighting to force Israel to stop its aggression and evacuate from seized Lebanese territories, emphasising that the move was unrelated to the Iran war.[256] The IDF said that Hezbollah intelligence chief, Hussain Makled, was killed in the strikes.[257]
- Lebanon banned military activities by Hezbollah.[258]
3 March
- The IDF carried out airstrikes in Beirut and deployed soldiers to several locations in southern Lebanon as part of a "forward defence" measure along the border. In response, Hezbollah said it had carried out drone and missile attacks on Ramat David airbase, the Meron monitoring base and Camp Yitzhak.[259]
4 March
- The Lebanese Health Ministry said that Israeli attacks in the past 24 hours killed 20 people and injured 283 others, raising its count of the death toll since the escalation to 72.[260]
- Al Jazeera reported that the IDF carried out airstrikes in Beirut, Baalbek, Mount Lebanon, and Khiam, killing 11 people and injuring four others. Hezbollah said it had carried out attacks on IDF bases near Metula and Safed. The Lebanese Health Ministry said that those killed in Lebanon in the last 24 hours include seven children.[261][262]
5 March
- The Lebanese Health Ministry said that casualties since the escalation rose according to its count to 102 killed and 638 wounded in the past 24 hours.[263]
- Four members of the Ghazali family (2 men and 2 children) were killed by an Israeli airstrike on their home during Iftar.[264][265] The IDF claimed responsibility for the attack, alleging that the children's father (Ibrahim Ghazali) was in Hezbollah's anti-tank missile unit.[266][267]
- Two Israeli soldiers were wounded during combat with Hezbollah militants in southern Lebanon, including an officer in serious condition.[268]
- Israeli forces warned Lebanese to evacuate southern suburbs of Beirut.[269]
6 March
- The Lebanese Health Ministry said that casualties from Israeli attacks since the escalation rose according to its count to 217 killed and 798 wounded in the past 24 hours.[270]
- Hezbollah warned Israelis to evacuate areas within 5 km (3.1 mi) of the Lebanon-Israel border, citing "the (Israeli) army's deployment of military vehicles and armoured personnel carriers in open areas, using these areas as military deployment points".[269]
- The United Nations Office for Project Services announced that one of its fuel trucks was struck in Gaza one day prior. The IDF said that it was accidentally hit by a "firing component" fired by its navy.[271]
- Eight Israeli soldiers were injured in a rocket attack by Hezbollah militants on an IDF position in northern Israel. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich's office said that those slightly wounded by the rocket strike included his son.[272] Later, two soldiers were wounded in an anti-tank missile attack by Hezbollah militants in southern Lebanon.[273]
- A missile strike hit the headquarters of Ghana's UNIFIL battalion, critically wounding two peacekeepers. A source said that early indications showed that Israeli tank fire hit a UN base in Lebanon. The IDF later admitted that its tank fire hit the base, saying that it regrets the incident.[274][275]
- Israeli commandos conducted an overnight operation in Al-Nabi Shayth in search of its captured pilot Ron Arad, leading to a shootout. Airstrikes in the area killed 41 people and injured 40 others.[276]
- The IDF said that its Golani Brigade in the past week killed eight Nukhba Force militants whom it accused of violating the truce.[277]
7 March
- The Lebanese Health Ministry said that casualties from Israeli attacks since the escalation rose according to its count to 294 killed and 1,023 wounded in the past 24 hours.[278]
- Palestinian sources said that an Israeli strike hit a house in central Khan Yunis, killing a man and seriously wounding a young girl.[279]
8 March
- The Lebanese Health Ministry said that casualties from Israeli attacks since the escalation rose according to its count to 394 killed and 1,130 wounded in the past 24 hours.[280]
- Gaza health officials said that an Israeli strike in western Gaza City killed three people including a paramedic. The IDF said that those killed two al-Qassam Brigades militants whom it accused of violating the truce by preparing to attack its forces. Gaza health officials also said that another Israeli strike hit a tent encampment in western Nuseirat, killing at least three people including two girls and injuring 10 others including children.[281]
- Lebanon's health ministry said that four people were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a hotel room in central Beirut. The IDF said it targeted militants of the Iranian Quds Force.[282]
- Anti-tank missiles fired by Hezbollah militants struck Israeli armored vehicles in southern Lebanon, killing two soldiers and lightly injuring another.[283]
9 March
- The Lebanese Health Ministry said that its count of the casualties from Israeli attacks since the escalation rose to 486 killed and 1,313 wounded in the past 24 hours.[284]
- Lebanese media reported that Israeli tank fire in Al-Qlayaa killed a Lebanese Catholic priest.[285]
- Defense Minister Israel Katz said that the IDF killed the leader of Hezbollah's Nasr Unit.[286]
- Hezbollah rocket attacks at central Israel lightly wounded 18 people, with the group stating it targeted a communications site in the Elah Valley and a Home Front Command base in Ramla. Ynet reported that a kindergarten in Ramla was hit, and smoke was seen in Beit Shemesh. Later the IDF reported striking the launcher.[287]
- Al Jazeera reported that an Israeli strike in Nuseirat refugee camp killed Palestinian journalist Amal Shamali.[288]
10 March
- The Lebanese Health Ministry said that its count of the casualties from Israeli attacks since the escalation rose to 570 killed and 1,444 wounded in the past 24 hours.[289]
11 March
- The Lebanese Health Ministry reported that casualties from Israeli attacks in Lebanon rose to 634 killed and 1,586 injured in the past 24 hours.[290]
- The IDF said that Hezbollah fired 200 rockets at Israel,[291] of which 80 failed to enter the country.[292] It added that it managed to prevent the launch of additional 400 rockets.[293]
- Ynet reported that in the past week, as part of the crackdown on its critics, Hamas killed three civilians in Gaza. Hamas claimed that one of those had been killed “by mistake due to suspicion about his vehicle.”[294]
12 March
- The Lebanese Health Ministry said that its count of the casualties from Israeli attacks since the escalation increased to 687 killed including 52 women and 92 children and 1,774 wounded in the past 24 hours.[295]
- The IDF said that it killed the commander of the Imam Hossein Division and other key members of the unit in airstrikes the day prior.[296] It also said that it killed a Hezbollah militant who served as commander of the Radwan Force's southern Lebanese branch.[296]
13 March
- The Lebanese Health Ministry said that Israeli attacks since the escalation killed according to its count 773 people and injured 1,933 others.[297]
- The IDF said that it killed two senior members of Hezbollah's Badr Unit who managed rocket fire at Israel.[298]
- The Lebanese health ministry said that an Israeli strike hit a healthcare facility in Burj Qalaouiyah killing 12 medics and injuring another.[299]
- Israel destroyed the Zrarieh Bridge over the Litani River, citing its use in Hezbollah movements.[297]
14 March
- The Lebanese Health Ministry said that Israeli attacks since the escalation killed according to its count 826 people and injured 2,009 others, adding that 31 paramedics were among the dead.[300]
- Palestinian medics said that three people including two 17-year-old boys were allegedly killed due to an Israeli strike in Gaza. The IDF said that it was not aware of the strike. Another Israeli strike in the vicinity of a police checkpoint in western Khan Yunis killed one person and injured several others.[301]
- The IDF said it killed an IRGC commander in Lebanon who was both a member of Hezbollah's communications unit and the Quds Force's Palestine Corps.[302]
- Hezbollah fired a cluster bomb at Metula.[303]
- Twelve rockets were fired from Lebanon at Israel's Upper Galilee.[304]
- Several rockets were fired from Lebanon at Israel's Krayot area, causing damage and prompting the closure of Israel's Highway 4 due to the impact of an explosive.[305]
15 March
- The Lebanese Health Ministry said that Israeli attacks since the escalation killed according to its count 850 people and injured 2,105 others.[306]
- Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital said that an Israeli strike hit a home in Nuseirat, killing four people including a pregnant women, her 10-year-old son and their 15-year-old neighbour. The boy’s young brother was injured in the strike. The IDF said it targeted an al-Qassam Brigades militant in response to an earlier incident in which a militant allegedly opened fire at its forces.[307]
- The Gaza Interior Ministry said that nine police officers were killed and 14 others were injured, mostly bystanders in an Israeli strike on a police vehicle on the Salah al-Din Road at the entrance of Zawaida.[307][308]
- A Hamas official was killed in an Israeli strike in Sidon.[309]
- An al-Qassam Brigades field commander who also served as a Hamas police officer was killed in an Israeli strike.[310]
16 March
- The Lebanese Health Ministry said that Israeli attacks since the escalation killed according to its count 886 people and injured 2,141 others.[311]
- Hezbollah rocket attacks injured six people in Nahariya and injured a seventh near Kabri.[312]
- A field commander in the northern brigade of the al-Qassam Brigades was killed by a missile launched from an Israeli drone. The IDF said that he was in charge of the naval force of the brigade.[310]
17 March
- The Lebanese Health Ministry said that Israeli attacks since the escalation killed 912 people and injured 2,221 others.[313]
- Local health authorities said that three people including a child were killed and 12 others were injured in an Israeli strike on a vehicle in western Khan Yunis.[314]
- An Israeli strike hit a car and a motorcycle in Nabatieh, killing one Lebanese soldier and injuring four other Lebanese soldiers.[315]
- An al-Qassam Brigades field commander responsible for logistics and supply in Khan Yunis and two others in his vicinity were killed in an Israeli drone strike.[310]
- An al-Qassam Brigades militant was critically injured in a targeted killing attempt by Israeli-backed gunmen in Gaza City's Zeitoun neighborhood. The attackers fled to areas controlled by Israelis in Gaza.[310]
18 March
- The Lebanese Health Ministry said that Israeli attacks since the escalation killed 968 people including 116 children, 77 women and 40 health workers and injured 2,432 others.[316]
- The IDF said that it killed the commander of Hezbollah's Imam Hussein Division in Beirut a week after his predecessor was killed.[317]
- Defence Minister Israel Katz said that Israeli forces destroyed two bridges above the Litani River that were used by Hezbollah to smuggle arms south.[318]
- An Israeli kamikaze drone strike on a tent in al-Mawasi killed Muhammad Abu Shahla, senior field commander of the Khan Younis brigade and the brigade’s intelligence chief and injured several civilians.[310][319]
- The IDF said that it had killed more than 20 Hezbollah militants and seized weapons in south Lebanon in the past 24 hours.[320]
- Hezbollah fired a missile at the Gaza envelope that was downed by the IDF.[321]
19 March
- The Lebanese Health Ministry said that Israeli attacks since the escalation killed 1,001 people including 118 children, 79 women and 40 health workers and injured 2,584 others.[322]
- An Israeli missile strike on the Al-Qasmiya Bridge over the Litani River injured two members of an RT crew filming nearby.[323]
- The Rafah crossing was reopened for the first time since the start of the war with Iran.[324]
22 March
- An Israeli strike hit a police vehicle in the middle of Nuseirat camp, killing three male members of the police and injuring 10 others. Another Israeli strike hit north Gaza's Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, killing a leader of one of the armed groups of Fatah and wounding several others.[325]
- An Israeli farmer was killed in Misgav Am. An Israeli investigation later found that he was killed by errant Israeli artillery fire. Hezbollah said that it targeted Israeli troops in the area.[326][327][328]
- The IDF said that its strike in Majdal Selem killed a Redwan Force commander and two other Hezbollah militants.[328]
- The IDF said that it and Shin Bet killed a Hamas militant in Lebanon who participated in financing the group's activities.[328]
24 March
- Hezbollah militants launched a rocket barrage towards northern Israel, killing a woman and injuring two others.[329]
25 March
- The Alma center reported that Hezbollah launched 105 attack waves on Israel on this day, making it the most intense day of attacks on Israel since the beginning of the 2026 Iran war. It also reported that since the beginning of the war a total of 1084 attack waves were launched from Lebanon to Israel.[330]
26 March
- Hezbollah militants launched rockets towards Nahariya, killing a man and injuring 14 others, one seriously.[331]
- An Israeli soldier was killed and two other Israeli soldiers were lightly injured during a shootout with Hezbollah militants in southern Lebanon. Earlier, an anti-tank missile attack targeting Golani Brigade soldiers in southern Lebanon killed one and injured four.[332]
28 March
- Local health officials said that three policemen and three civilians, including a girl were killed and four others were injured in Israeli strikes on two police checkpoints in Khan Yunis.[333]
- Two people were killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza City's Shuja'iyya neighborhood. A Hamas-affiliated news agency reported that they were killed in an Israeli strike after a Palestinian armed group backed by the Israeli government in Gaza had attempted to abduct them. Another person was killed in an Israeli strike on a vehicle in Khan Yunis.[334]
- Overnight Hezbollah anti-tank missile and rocket strikes in southern Lebanon wounded nine Israeli soldiers, two seriously.[335]
- The IDF said that it killed two senior militants from Hezbollah's communications unit in Beirut.[336]
- Hezbollah’s al-Manar TV station said that an Israeli strike hit a vehicle in south Lebanon, killing its journalist and Al-Mayadeen TV station said that two of its journalists, including a female journalist, were also killed. The IDF said that the Al-Manar TV journalist was also a militant involved in Hezbollah intelligence who had reported on the locations of Israeli troops in south Lebanon and accused him of "incitement" against Israeli troops and civilians, without providing proof.[337]
- A soldier of the IDF’s Paratroopers Brigade was killed in a Hezbollah rocket attack in southern Lebanon, increasing the number of IDF soldiers killed since the start of the war to five. The paratrooper was identified as Sgt. Moshe Katz, a native of New Haven, Connecticut.[338][339]
29 March
- Two Indonesian UNIFIL peacekeepers were killed and two others were injured when a projectile hit a base near Aadshit al-Qusayr.[340]
- The Lebanese health ministry said that Forty-nine people were killed in Israeli attacks in Lebanon, increasing the Lebanese death toll according to their count since the beginning of the war to 1,238.[341]
30 March
- An overnight anti-tank missile attack in southern Lebanon killed an Israeli soldier and seriously injured another, increasing the IDF death toll since the start of the war to six. Six other troops were wounded in separate incidents.[342]
- An Israeli strike hit a Lebanese Army checkpoint, killing one soldier and wounding other troops.[343]
- The IDF said that it killed two militants from Hezbollah's Unit 1800, responsible for liaising with Palestinian militant groups, in Beirut.[344]
- Two UNIFIL peacekeepers were killed and a third was seriously injured when an explosion struck their vehicle near Bani Haiyyan.[345]
- Four soldiers from the Nahal Brigade's reconnaissance unit were killed and two others were wounded, one seriously, during a clash with Hezbollah militants in southern Lebanon, increasing the IDF death toll in Lebanon to 11.[346]
- An Israeli soccer team had to halt a training session due to the danger posed by a rocket that was fired from Lebanon.[347]
31 March
- Two people including a two-year-old boy were killed in an Israeli strike in Khan Yunis. Three people were killed in another Israeli strike in Jabalia. Another Israeli strike hit a group of people in the vicinity of a police checkpoint in al-Mawasi, killing at least one person and injuring eight others.[348]
- At least eight people including one paramedic were killed in Israeli strikes in south Lebanon.[349]
- Israeli airstrikes in Jnah area of Beirut killed seven people and injured 26 others.[350] The IDF said that an Israeli Navy strike in the capital killed Hajj Yusuf Ismail Hashem who served as the commander of Hezbollah's Southern Front and accused him of targeting Israeli civilians. The Lebanese group later confirmed his death, saying that he was killed alongside a group of second-tier and third-tier commanders.[351][352]
- The IDF said that its unit 300 has uncovered dozens of launchers loaded with rockets in Lebanon aimed at Israel.[353]
- The Alma center reported that Hezbollah launched 46 waves of attacks on Israel, including 17 attacks using UAVs and 29 attacks using high-trajectory weapons.[354]
April 2026
1 April
- The Lebanese health ministry said that at least 50 people were killed in Israeli strikes in Lebanon in the last 24 hours, increasing its count of the death toll in Lebanon since 2 March to 1,318.[355]
- The IDF said that it struck two currency exchange stores used by Hezbollah militants in Beirut.[352]
- The Alma center reported that Hezbollah launched 33 waves of attacks on April 1st.[356]
2 April
- The Lebanese health ministry said that at least 27 people were killed in Israeli strikes in Lebanon in the previous 24 hours, increasing its count of the Lebanese death toll since 2 March to 1,345.[357]
- i24NEWS reported that Hezbollah fired more than 130 rockets at Israel in the past day, and additional 260 of its rockets fell within Lebanon in its attempts to hit IDF soldiers.[358]
- The IDF said that it killed more than 40 Hezbollah militants in the past day.[359]
- The Alma center reported that Hezbollah launched 35 waves of attacks on April 2nd.[356]
3 April
- The Lebanese health ministry said that at least 23 people were killed in Israeli strikes in Lebanon in the previous 24 hours, increasing its count of the Lebanese death toll since the start of the war to 1,368.[360]
- The IDF said that it has killed 1000 Hezbollah militants in the past month.[361]
- Rockets were reportedly fired from Lebanon at northern Israel in coordination with Iranian rockets.[362]
4 April
- The Lebanese health ministry said that at least 54 people were killed in Israeli attacks in Lebanon in the previous 24 hours, increasing its count of the Lebanese death toll since the start of the war to 1,422.[363]
- An IDF soldier from the 210th Division was killed and another was critically injured in a friendly fire incident during an overnight raid in southern Lebanon to capture a suspect believed to be aiding Hezbollah.[364]
- The IDF issued an evacuation order for the Masnaa Border Crossing, saying that Hezbollah was using it for military purposes.[365]
5 April
- The Lebanese health ministry said that at least 39 people were killed in Israeli attacks in Lebanon in the previous 24 hours, increasing its count of the Lebanese death toll since the start of the war to 1,461.[365]
- Local health authorities said that an Israeli strike hit a group of people in Jaffa Street in the vicinity of Gaza City's Daraj neighbourhood, killing four people and injuring others. The IDF said that it killed militants posing an immediate threat.[366]
- The Lebanese Army announced that an Israeli strike in south Lebanon killed one of its soldiers.[367]
- The IDF said that it found rocket launchers, RPGs, and surface-to-surface missiles allegedly stored in a school in Lebanon.[368]
- Since the end of February the IDF said that it has detected 165 rockets that were launched by Hezbollah and struck within UNIFIL bases or close to them.[369]
- Lebanon's health ministry said that seven people including a four-year-old girl were killed in an Israeli strike in Kfar Hatta following an Israeli overnight evacuation order instructing people to leave the village.[365]
- Shafaq News reported that an Israeli airstrike in Ain Saadeh, Beirut, killed three people, including head of the Lebanese Forces' center in Yahchouch and his wife.[370] The Lebanese Forces said that the strike targeted a member of the Quds Force, who apparently survived.[371]
6 April
- The Lebanese health ministry said that at least 36 people were killed in Israeli attacks in Lebanon in the previous 24 hours, increasing its count of the Lebanese death toll since the start of the war to 1,497.[372]
- The Alma center reported that three Israeli civilians and 11 IDF soldiers were killed in the fighting in the Lebanese theater since the start of the war. It also reported that since 2 March, Hezbollah launched 1,121 waves of attacks towards Israel's territory, of which 70% were rocket attacks and 29% involved UAVs.[373]
7 April
- The Lebanese health ministry said that at least 33 people were killed in Israeli attacks in Lebanon in the previous 24 hours, increasing its count of the Lebanese death toll since the start of the war to 1,530.[374]
- The Alma center reported that at least 24 waves of attacks from Lebanon to Israel were recorded, including 10 rockets that were fired at Nahariya and injured two civilians, and 40 more rockets that were fired from Lebanon into Israeli communities.[375]
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asserted that the US-Israel-Iran ceasefire does not apply to Lebanon, contradicting mediator Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's announcement.[376]
- An Israeli soldier from the Golani Brigade was killed and five others were injured during a clash with Hezbollah militants in southern Lebanon, raising the IDF death toll to 12.[377]
8 April
- Hezbollah said that it halted attacks on Israel and on Israeli soldiers in Lebanon.[378]
- The IDF said that it had targeted more than a hundred Hezbollah assets including headquarters, intelligence centers, missile infrastructure, sites related to the Radwan Force and aerial and naval units,[379] killing at least 250 Hezbollah militants.[380][381] Al Jazeera reported that the strikes killed at least 254 people and injured at least 1,165 others.[382] In Beirut alone, at least 92 people were killed and at least 742 others were injured.[383] Hezbollah claimed responsibility for launching rockets towards north Israel as a response to "cease-fire violations".[384]
- Iranian media said that Iran paused Hormuz traffic over Israeli attacks in Lebanon.[385]
9 April
- Health and education officials in Gaza said that apparent Israeli fire killed a girl in Beit Lahia.[386]
- Health officials in Gaza said that at least two people were killed in an Israeli strike in Jabalia, while one people was killed in another strike in Khan Yunis.[386] The IDF said that it targeted a militant in north Gaza.[387]
- The IDF said that it killed Ali Yusuf Harshi, the secretary and nephew of Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem, in an airstrike in Beirut.[388]
- The IDF said that an airstrike in Sidon the day prior killed Maher Qassem Hamdan, the commander of the Lebanese Resistance Brigades in Shebaa, along with eight other militants.[389]
- The IDF and Shin Bet said that they killed an al-Quds militant whom it accused of participating in the 7 October attacks and violating the ceasefire along with three other al-Qassam Brigades militants in a strike earlier this week in north Gaza.[390]
- The IDF issued evacuation order for southern suburbs of Beirut, saying that it is only targeting Hezbollah militants and military targets.[391]
- Israel Katz said that over 200 Hezbollah militants were killed in airstrikes the day prior.[392]
10 April
- Hezbollah fired a missile at Ashdod in the early morning. The group said that it targeted Ashdod Naval Base.[393][394]
- Mako reported that two IDF soldiers were injured by shrapnel from an explosive drone which fell in their vicinity in south Lebanon.[395]
- Mako reported that Hezbollah fired more than 100 rockets at Israel since the beginning of the 2026 Iran war ceasefire. It also reported that those wounded in a rocket barrage from Lebanon which hit the Karmiel area include a 4-month-old Israeli infant and four Israeli children.[395]
- A Hezbollah rocket barrage towards northern Israel hit and damaged a 1,500 year old church in Nahariya.[396]
11 April
- At least 67 people were killed in Israeli attacks in Lebanon in the previous 24 hours, increasing the Lebanese death toll since the start of the war to 2,020.[397]
- Officials from Gaza's health ministry said that at least six people were killed when an Israeli strike hit a police checkpoint in Bureij camp. They also said that at least one person was killed in another Israeli strike in Beit Lahia. Several others were also wounded in those strikes. The IDF said that the strike in Bureij had killed militants of the al-Qassam Brigades that approached the yellow line,[398] including a militant who participated in the 7 October attacks on Israel and took part in the kidnapping of Israelis and militants who held Israeli hostages.[399]
- Hezbollah militants fired 10 rockets at Karmiel,[400] and fired additional 30 rocket at other locations in northern Israel, triggering repeated emergency sirens throughout the day.[401]
12 April
- The Lebanese health ministry said that at least 35 people were killed in Israeli attacks in Lebanon in the previous 24 hours, increasing its count of the Lebanese death toll since the start of the war to 2,055 including 165 children.[402]
- The IDF said that it killed 20 Hezbollah militants during an operation in a hospital in Bint Jbeil that was allegedly used to store weapons and carry out surveillance and accused the group of using medical facilities and ambulances in Lebanon for military activities.[403]
- A Hezbollah rocket attack in southern Lebanon moderately injured two Israeli soldiers.[404]
13 April
- The Lebanese health ministry said that at least 34 people were killed in Israeli attacks in Lebanon in the previous 24 hours, increasing the Lebanese death toll according to their count since the start of the war to 2,089.[405]
- An Israeli woman was lightly injured in a rocket attack by Hezbollah militants in Nahariya.[406]
- An IDF Humvee overturned in southern Lebanon, killing a reservist and injuring three others.[407]
14 April
- The Lebanese health ministry said that at least 35 people were killed in Israeli attacks in Lebanon in the previous 24 hours, increasing the Lebanese death toll according to their count since the start of the war to 2,124.[408]
- Ten Israeli soldiers from the 35th Paratroopers Brigade were injured, three seriously, during an overnight battle with Hezbollah militants in Bint Jbeil.[409]
- Israel and Lebanon held direct talks in Washington, D.C. for the first time since 1993, aimed at establishing negotiations between the two countries to end the war.[410]
- The IDF said that three Hezbollah militants surrendered in Bint Jbeil, while the commander of the 401st Brigade's 52nd Battalion was seriously injured in the area.[411]
- The IDF said that a missile launcher that was aimed at Israel was uncovered in Lebanon.[412]
- Hezbollah fired 47 rockets at northern Israel and additional 17 rockets within Lebanon at IDF soldiers.[413]
15 April
- The Lebanese health ministry said at least 43 people were killed in Israeli attacks in Lebanon in the previous 24 hours, increasing the Lebanese death toll according to its count since the start of the war to 2,167.[414]
- The IDF said that more than 1,700 Hezbollah militants were killed in Lebanon since the end of February.[415]
- Hezbollah fired more than 40 rockets at Israel, injuring one person in Tamra.[416]
- Paramedic groups said that an Israeli quadruple tap strike in Mayfadoun killed four paramedics and injured six others.[417]
- A Hezbollah rocket strike in southern Lebanon injured five Israeli soldiers, one seriously.[418]
16 April
- The Lebanese health ministry said at least 29 people were killed in Israeli attacks in Lebanon in the previous 24 hours, increasing the Lebanese death toll according to its count since the start of the war to 2,196 including 172 children.[419]
- Hezbollah fired a missile at central Israel, which fell in an open area.[420]
- The commander of the IDF's Unit 603 said that his forces destroyed more than 1,000 militant sites in Lebanon, many of which were residential houses that Hezbollah allegedly converted to weapon storage facilities.[421]
- Hezbollah rocket attacks seriously injured two Israelis near Karmiel and injured another Israeli in Nahariya.[422]
- President Trump announced that Israel and Lebanon agreed to a 10-day truce.[423]
- The Israeli military destroyed the Qasmieh Bridge hours before the ceasefire announcement.[424]
17 April
- The Lebanese health ministry said that the Lebanese death toll since March 2 increased according to its count to 2,294.[425]
- The Lebanese army alleged Israeli shelling in several villages in south Lebanon in breach of the ceasefire.[426]
- Iran announced that passage of commercial vessels through the Hormuz Strait is completely open during the truce in Lebanon.[427]
18 April
- Iran said that it closed the Strait of Hormuz again in response to the US refusing to lift its naval blockade.[428]
- The IDF said that it carried out several strikes on Hezbollah militants whom it accused of violating the ceasefire by approaching its troops in the "Yellow Line" in southern Lebanon over the past day.[429]
- French president Emmanuel Macron said that a French soldier was killed and three others were injured in an attack on UNIFIL peacekeepers apparently conducted by Hezbollah. The group's leadership denied involvement. Macron later announced that another French soldier died from the injuries sustained in the attack.[430][431]
- The IDF said that one of its reservists was killed and three other soldiers were injured during combat in southern Lebanon.[432]
19 April
- The IDF said that one of its soldiers was killed and nine others were injured, one critically during combat in southern Lebanon.[433]
21 April
- The IDF said that Hezbollah violated the ceasefire by launching rockets at an Israeli position in Rab Thalathin and a drone into northern Israel. It added that it hit the rocket launcher as a response to one of those incidents. Hezbollah said that it fired rockets and attack drones towards a site in northern Israel that it said was the source of artillery shelling towards a town in south Lebanon in retaliation for what it said were Israeli violations of the truce.[434]
22 April
- Gaza health officials said that five people including three children were killed in an Israeli strike in Beit Lahia.[435]
- The Lebanese health ministry said that two people were killed in an Israeli strike on a car in southern Lebanon. Lebanese rescue workers said that one Lebanese female journalist was killed and another journalist was critically injured in a second Israeli strike that hit a house in the same area. The IDF said that individuals had violated the truce, endangering its forces.[436]
- Hezbollah said that it attacked an Israeli position in Al-Bayyada with a drone in retaliation to alleged Israeli violations of the truce. The IDF said that it intercepted the drone.[437] The group added that it launched a drone attack on Israeli troops and a Humvee in al-Qantara in retaliation for Israeli attacks and downed four Israeli reconnaissance drones in southern Lebanon.[438]
23 April
- Shafaq reported that two people, including a child were injured due to Israeli artillery fire on Yatar.[439]
- The IDF said that Hezbollah militants launched a guided anti-tank missile near troops in southern Lebanon.[440] It later said that the group launched an explosive-laden drone attack on troops in southern Lebanon, lightly injuring one soldier, and launched several rockets at an IDF position in Aynata.[441]
- Shafaq reported that an Israeli strike on a car in Nabatieh killed three people.[439] The IDF said that it killed three Hezbollah militants who attempted to shoot down an Israeli drone above southern Lebanon.[441]
- Hezbollah militants fired four rockets at Shtula, causing no damage or injuries. The IDF said it attacked structures used by the group in southern Lebanon after the rocket fire.[442][443]
- President Trump said that Israel and Lebanon agreed to a three week extension of the ceasefire.[444]
24 April
- The Lebanese health ministry said that the Lebanese death toll since the start of the war according to its count increased to 2,491.[445]
- Two people were killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza City. The IDF said it had targeted two militants who threatened its forces in the area. Seven people including four police officers were killed in an Israeli strike on a police vehicle in Khan Yunis. Israeli strikes in northern Gaza killed a pregnant woman and her 4 and 13 year-old children. The IDF said that several militants had threatened its forces in the area and it targeted them with an airstrike after warning civilians.[446]
- The IDF issued evacuation orders for Deir Aames, saying that Hezbollah militants are using the area for military activities.[447]
- The IDF said that it downed a Hezbollah drone prior to entering Israel.[448]
- Lebanese media reported that Hezbollah shot down an Israeli drone over Tyre with an anti-aircraft missile. The IDF later confirmed that Hezbollah shot down one of its UAVs using an anti-aircraft missile.[449][450]
- The IDF said Hezbollah militants fired explosive-laden drones towards its forces in Al-Qantara and accused the group of violating the truce. The IDF said that it struck surveillance equipment at a Hezbollah rocket-launching site in Kounin, saying that the equipment “posed a direct threat to the forces operating in the area.”[451]
- The IDF released video claiming to show Hezbollah militants using ambulances for military activity.[452]
- The UNIFIL said that a second Indonesian peacekeeper died due to injuries from an apparent Israeli attack.[453]
- The IDF said that it killed six Hezbollah militants during clashes in Bint Jbeil and accused the group of violating the truce.[454]
- Hezbollah said that it hit an Israeli Humvee in Al-Qantara in retaliation for alleged Israeli violations of the ceasefire.[455]
- The IDF said that a canine from the Oketz Unit was killed after revealing the location of a Hezbollah cell in Bint Jbeil, adding that all six militants were killed within an hour and a half of their identification and accused the group of violating the truce.[456]
- The IDF said that Hezbollah militants fired more explosive-laden drones that hit next to its forces in southern Lebanon and accused the group of violating the truce. It added that it attacked several Hezbollah rocket launchers in Yatar and Kafra, which are situated north of the Lebanese areas held by Israelis, saying that they “posed a threat to IDF troops and Israeli civilians".[457]
25 April
- A kite suspected of flying in from Gaza into southern Israel was recovered by the IDF.[458]
- The IDF said that it downed a 'suspicious aerial target' in an area in southern Lebanon area where its forces operate.[459]
- An Israeli strike in southern Lebanon killed four people. The IDF said that those killed include three Hezbollah militants. The IDF said that Hezbollah launched two rockets towards Israel. The IDF added it had targeted loaded Hezbollah rocket launchers in three places in southern Lebanon and Radwan Force facilities. It restated its evacuation orders not to approach the Litani River area.[460][461]
- The IDF said that it hit "Hezbollah infrastructure" in its "buffer zone" in southern Lebanon.[462]
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said that he ordered the IDF to "vigorously strike" Hezbollah targets in Lebanon.[463]
- Several drones were launched from Lebanon towards northern Israel.[463]
26 April
- The Lebanese health ministry said at least 13 people were killed in Israeli attacks in Lebanon in the previous 24 hours, increasing the Lebanese death toll according to its count since the start of the war to 2,509.[464]
- Gaza medics said that an Israeli strike in the vicinity of Al-Mughraqa killed one person, and two others in the vicinity of Gaza City. Apparent Israeli gunfire killed a woman in Khan Yunis. The IDF said it was unaware of the incident in Khan Yunis, adding added that it killed several al-Qassam Brigades militants.[465]
- The IDF ordered restrictions on movement in areas of southern Lebanon,[466] and issued evacuation orders for several south Lebanon villages beyond its control, citing alleged truce violations by Hezbollah militants.[467]
- The IDF announced that it dismantled an al-Qassam Brigades tunnel measuring roughly 800 m (2,600 ft) in southern Gaza, east of the Yellow Line, and said that it found weapons there. It added that the underground route contained living quarters, military equipment, and weapons, including tactical vests and a rocket belonging to al-Quds Brigades.[468]
- The IDF announced that it targeted Hezbollah military structures in overnight strikes throughout southern Lebanon; explosive drones fired at its troops landed in open area.[469]
- The IDF announced that the IAF downed three drones prior to entering northern Israel.[470]
- The IDF announced that one of its soldiers was killed while six others were injured, including an officer and three troops who were critically injured, a soldier who was moderately injured and a soldier who was slightly injured in a Hezbollah drone attack in southern Lebanon.[471]
27 April
- The Lebanese health ministry said at least 11 people were killed in Israeli attacks in Lebanon in the previous 24 hours, increasing the Lebanese death toll according to its count since the start of the war to 2,521.[472]
- The Lebanese health ministry said that four people including a woman were killed and 51 others, three of them children were injured in Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon.[473]
- The IDF said that it lost contact with a drone fired from Lebanon at northern Israel.[474]
- The IDF said it dismantled over 50 Hezbollah infrastructure sites in recent days, including one Hezbollah underground compound, and allegedly recovered an arms storage facility inside a children's room containing explosives, Kalashnikov rifles, grenades, RPGs, machine guns and ammunition and accused Hezbollah militants of exploiting Lebanese civilians for their activities. Separately, the IDF announced it downed a droned fired by Hezbollah militants fired an explosive drone towards its troops operating in southern Lebanon the previous day.[475]
- The IDF said it killed three Hezbollah militants and hit its military structures in the vicinity of the front line in southern Lebanon.[476]
- The IDF said it started conducting strikes against Hezbollah infrastructure in eastern Lebanon, expanding the scope of its bombing campaign during a truce.[477] Security sources told Reuters that attacks hit in the vicinity of Nabi Chit.[478]
- The IDF announced that its troops operating in the Israeli buffer zone in Lebanon were targeted by an "explosive drone" fired by Hezbollah, without causing casualties.[479] Hezbollah said that it had targeted an Israeli tank in southern Lebanon using a drone.[478]
- The IDF announced that it struck over 20 Hezbollah-linked arms manufacturing, storage and rocket firing sites sites throughout the Beqaa Valley and southern Lebanon.[480]
28 April
- The Lebanese health ministry said at least 13 people were killed in Israeli attacks in Lebanon in the previous 24 hours, increasing the Lebanese death toll according to its count since the start of the war to 2,534.[481]
- Gaza Strip health officials said that a 9-year-old boy was killed in an Israeli strike in eastern Khan Yunis. The IDF said it had targeted a person who posed a threat to its forces by approaching the “yellow line”. Gaza medics also said that four people were killed in an Israeli strike on a vehicle in Gaza City. The IDF said the strike targeted what it said was a militant.[482]
29 April
- The Lebanese health ministry said at least 42 people were killed in Israeli attacks in Lebanon in the previous 24 hours, increasing the Lebanese death toll according to its count since the start of the war to 2,576.[483]
- The Lebanese Army announced that a Lebanese soldier and his brother were killed in an Israeli attack in Bint Jbeil.[484]
30 April
- At least three people were killed in an Israeli strike in the vicinity of Salahudeen road in central Gaza. One person was killed in another Israeli strike in the vicinity of a hospital in Deir Al-Balah.[485]
- After a Hezbollah drone intrusion in Moshav Shomera, a car caught fire.[486]
- The IDF said that Hezbollah shot down one of its drone with its missile in southern Lebanon. It added that its troops killed five Hezbollah militants who were operating near its forces on the previous day.[487]
- The IDF announced that it killed an al-Qassam Brigades militant in Gaza whom it accused of planning to conduct an imminent attack the previous day.[488]
- The IDF issued evacuation orders for eight villages outside its "buffer zone" in southern Lebanon, citing "Hezbollah infrastructure". The IDF then said that it destroyed missile firing positions used by the group.[489]
- Two IDF soldiers were moderately injured, 10 slightly in a Hezbollah drone strike in Moshav Shomera.[490]
- Two incendiary kites were reported by Israeli communities in the Gaza-border including Kissufim and Nahal Oz. The IDF announced that no dangerous devices were found attached to them.[491]
- The IDF issued evacuation orders for residents of 15 villages in the Nabatieh area, citing alleged Hezbollah militant activities. The IDF later announced that it carried out strikes on Hezbollah infrastructure.[492]
- The IDF announced that one of its soldiers was killed and another soldier was moderately injured in a drone strike in southern Lebanon.[493]
- The Trump administration's Board of Peace accused Hamas of theft of aid, saying that it reduced from 90% to less than 1% due to its efforts since the truce in Gaza.[494]
- The IDF announced that one of its officers and one of its noncommissioned officers were moderately injured after an explosive drone detonated in southern Lebanon.[495]
May 2026
4 May
- The Lebanese health ministry said at least 17 people were killed in Israeli attacks in Lebanon in the previous 24 hours, increasing the Lebanese death toll according to its count since the start of the war to 2,696.[496]
- The IDF said it downed a drone in the vicinity of the Israel-Lebanon border.[497]
- The IDF ordered to evacuate four residential areas in Tyre district, citing alleged truce violations by Hezbollah militants. It later said that it carried out strikes on Hezbollah infrastructure.[498][499]
- The IDF said that it killed 10 armed Hezbollah militants in the last two days in several areas in the vicinity of its troops in southern Lebanon, adding that its multi-dimensional unit dismantled a loaded launch position and infrastructure used to store weapons, while the IAF also conducted strikes on Hezbollah infrastructure overnight after anti-tank fire was launched at its forces, without causing casualties.[500]
- The IDF said that two soldiers from the Golani reconnaissance brigade were moderately injured during a clash with Hezbollah militants in southern Lebanon.[501]
- The IDF ordered to evacuate six south Lebanon villages, citing alleged truce violations by Hezbollah militants.[502]
6 May
- Two people, including a son of Hamas leader Khalil Al-Hayya, were killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza City.[503][504]
- An Israeli strike hit a vehicle in Al-Mawasi, killing a Gaza Police colonel and injuring at least 17 others.[503]
- At least three people were killed in another Israeli strike in Gaza.[503]
- The IDF said that it killed over 220 Hezbollah militants since 16 April.[505]
- An Israeli strike was reported in Ghobeiry. The IDF said that it killed Ahmed Ghaleb Balout, the commander of the Radwan Force.[505][504][506]
- Four people were killed in an Israeli strike in the Beqaa Valley.[505]
- The IDF said it carried out strikes on Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon, after ordering residents of 12 towns to evacuate.[505]
- Hezbollah said that it a carried out several operations against Israeli forces in southern Lebanon, as well as attacks on northern Israel.[505]
- NNA reported that an Israeli strike hit a home in Ain Baal.[505]
- Three Israeli strikes were reported in Dibbin.[505]
- Lebanese media reported that Israeli fighter jets conducted three attacks in Nabatieh.[505]
- At least 13 people were killed in Israeli strikes in southern and eastern Lebanon.[505]
7 May
- Three Hamas-affiliated security forces were killed in an Israeli strike on a guard post. Gaza Interior Ministry said that a fourth security officer was seriously injured in the strike. The IDF said it carried out the strike on a Hamas command center.[504]
- An Israeli soldier was caught desecrating a statue of the Virgin Mary in the Lebanese town of Debel by placing a cigarette in the statue's mouth. The IDF said it will take action when he is identified.[507][508]
- Four Israeli soldiers were injured by an explosion in southern Lebanon.[509]
- The IDF said that it killed over 85 Hezbollah militants and carried out strikes on 180 sites used by the group in the past week.[505][504]
8 May
9 May
- The Lebanese health ministry said at least 39 people were killed in Israeli attacks in Lebanon in the previous 24 hours.[512]
10 May
- The Lebanese health ministry said at least 87 people were killed in Israeli attacks in Lebanon in the previous 48 hours, increasing the Lebanese death toll since the start of the war to 2,846.[513]
11 May
- The Lebanese health ministry said at least 23 people were killed in Israeli attacks in Lebanon in the previous 24 hours, increasing the Lebanese death toll since the start of the war to 2,869.[514]
12 May
- NNA reported that a Syrian man was killed and his wife was injured after an Israeli strike hit a motorcycle in Tyre's Hamadieh area.[515]
13 May
- The Lebanese health ministry said that Lebanese death toll since the start of the war increased to 2,896 including over 200 children.[516]
15 May
- Israeli strikes hit an apartment and a vehicle in Rimal area of Gaza City, killing seven people including three women and a child and wounding at least 50 others. Israeli forces said that they targeted Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip Izz al-Din al-Haddad.[517][518]
- An Israeli strike hit a civil defense center in southern Lebanon, killing at least six people including three paramedics and injuring 22 others.[519]
- The IDF reported that a soldier of the Golani Brigade's 12th Battalion was killed when Hezbollah militants launched a mortar at his unit during combat in southern Lebanon.[520]
- The truce was extended by Israel and Lebanon for another 45 days.[521]
16 May
- The death of Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip Izz al-Din al-Haddad was confirmed by Hamas.[522]
Notes
- Casualty count includes both militants and civilians.