Aligned Nations · The wars

Israel and Lebanon

⚔ The aggressor

Israel, as the occupying force

An occupying force is the aggressor. Israel occupied south Lebanon from 1982 to 2000, still holds the Shebaa Farms, and after the November 2024 ceasefire kept five positions on Lebanese soil and struck almost daily. Hezbollah's fire of 2 March 2026, in support of Iran and without the Lebanese state's consent, opened this round; Israel answered with an invasion that now holds a zone up to 10 km deep.

Backed by

  • The United States → IsraelSupplies the aircraft and munitions of the Lebanon campaign and mediates the framework talks.
  • Iran → HezbollahFounded and armed Hezbollah; supplies its missiles, money and training — Hezbollah opened the 2026 round in Iran's support.

Their case: Israel says Hezbollah opened the 2026 round unprovoked and that it holds the south in self-defence until Hezbollah is disarmed.

Lebanon · since March 2026 · updated 2026-10-12

Deaths: More than 4,300 in Lebanon by late August 2026 (Lebanese authorities)

Hezbollah's March 2026 rocket fire in support of Iran brought an Israeli air campaign and ground invasion that has killed more than 4,300 people and displaced over a million; a June framework has not stopped the fighting.

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Summary

Hezbollah fired on Israel on 2 March 2026, two days after the US-Israeli attack on Iran, without any decision by the Lebanese state. Israel answered with sweeping air strikes — more than 300 killed in a single day in April — and a ground invasion that now holds a zone up to 10 km deep in the south. This followed more than a year in which Israel kept troops on Lebanese soil and struck almost daily despite the November 2024 ceasefire.

Lebanese authorities count more than 4,300 dead by late August 2026, including over 250 children, and more than a million displaced. Amnesty has called for war-crimes investigations into Israeli strikes that wiped out whole families, and the UN Secretary-General has warned over attacks on hospitals and health workers.

Where it stands: A US-mediated Lebanon–Israel–US framework was signed on 26 June 2026, but fighting continues; talks in Rome stalled in August and the next round was pushed to October. Hezbollah and Amal reject disarmament. UNIFIL's mandate ends on 31 December 2026.

The parties

  • Israel

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    Invaded and bombed far beyond any defensive need, killing thousands of civilians and emptying the south, after breaking the 2024 ceasefire for over a year.

    • More than 4,300 killed in Lebanon by late August 2026 and over a million displaced (Lebanese authorities, UN CERD).
    • Amnesty (July 2026): three strikes on homes in March killed 24 civilians, 12 of them children — grounds for war-crimes investigation.
    • Kept troops at five points and struck near-daily through 2025 in breach of the November 2024 ceasefire; UNIFIL reports new fortifications north of the Blue Line in 2026.
    • Signed the June 2026 Trilateral Framework.

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  • Hezbollah

    Resists an Israeli presence on Lebanese soil, but opened this round for a foreign war without its state's consent and fires on towns.

    • Opened fire on Israel on 2 March 2026 in support of Iran, without a Lebanese government decision.
    • Has not withdrawn south of the Litani as the November 2024 ceasefire and Resolution 1701 require; rejects the June 2026 framework.
    • Rocket fire on northern Israeli towns; UNIFIL last detected Hezbollah projectiles on 21 June 2026.

    An armed group, not a nation — not scored in the ranking.

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