One year after the eruption of Israel’s war with Hezbollah, Lebanon is still counting the human and material cost: more than 5,000 people killed, damages topping $14 billion and 300,000 people displaced, according to official figures and independent estimates reported by Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper. 

Casualties
The Ministry of Public Health reported 4,047 deaths and 16,638 injuries up to the start of the ceasefire in November 2024. Another 270 people were killed and 540 wounded in attacks that followed. Officials say the true toll exceeds 5,000 once victims pulled from the rubble are counted.

Detainees and Missing
Lebanon’s Association for Prisoners and Released Detainees documented 19 people held in Israel, including six Hezbollah fighters and 13 civilians. Hezbollah-linked outlets reported 65 missing, whose fate remains unclear.

Destruction and Economic Losses
Culture minister Ghassan Salameh and the World Bank put total destruction between $12–14 billion. Research firm Information International estimated $9 billion in residential losses by December 2024, with overall direct and indirect damages at $11.2 billion, plus $700 million in infrastructure damage and $35 million for debris removal.

Housing Impact
By early 2025, 51,000 homes had been destroyed, including 9,000 in Beirut’s southern suburbs and 22,000 along the border. The South Council later raised the tally to 37,500 destroyed, 55,000 heavily damaged and 130,000 partially damaged.

Displacement
More than 300,000 people remain displaced from the south, the Bekaa, Beirut’s southern suburbs and parts of Mount Lebanon. In some border villages, fewer than 10% of residents have returned, according to official estimates.

Ceasefire Violations
The Lebanese army reported more than 4,500 Israeli violations of the ceasefire agreement since November 2024, including land, sea and air breaches, accusing Israel of using incendiary bombs and demolishing homes in border areas.