Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–present)

Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–present)
	Part of the Hezbollah–Israel conflict amidst the Israel–Hamas war
	; Israel Golan Heights (Israeli-occupied) Areas ordered evacuated by Israel; Areas of Lebanon with attested Hezbollah presence Syria See here for a more detailed map.
Date	8 October 2023 – present; (4 months and 1 week)
Location	Israel, Lebanon and Syria
Status	Ongoing
Belligerents
Hezbollah; Amal Movement; Islamic Group; SSNP-L; Islamic Azz Brigades; Iran; Syria Hamas; PIJ Front for the Liberation of the Golan; Islamic Resistance in Iraq	Israel
Commanders and leaders
Hassan Nasrallah; Naim Qassem; Wissam al-Tawil †; Ali Hussein Barji †; Osama Hamdan; Saleh al-Arouri †; Razi Mousavi †; Sadegh Omidzadeh †	Benjamin Netanyahu; Yoav Gallant; Ori Gordin; Alim Abdallah †
Units involved
Lebanese Resistance Brigades; Redwan Force; Fajr Forces; Eagles of the Whirlwind; Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps; Syrian Army Al-Quds Brigades; Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades Al-Aqsa Flood Vanguards; Hamas in Lebanon;	Israel Defense Forces 188th Armored Brigade;
Casualties and losses
318 fighters killed 195 Hezbollah fighters;	Per Israel:; 14 soldiers killed (3 non-combat) Per Hezbollah:; 2,000 casualties
	33–53 civilians killed in Lebanon; 13 Syrian civilians killed; 6 Israeli civilians killed 100,000 Lebanese civilians displaced 80,000 Israeli civilians displaced

On 8 October 2023, the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah fired guided rockets and artillery shells at Israeli positions in the disputed Shebaa Farms one day into the Israel–Hamas war. Israel retaliated by launching drone strikes and artillery shells at Hezbollah positions near Lebanon's boundary with the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. The outbreak of the conflict had followed Hezbollah's declaration of support and praise for the Hamas attack on Israel, which took place on 7 October. Clashes subsequently escalated to reach other parts of the Israel-Lebanon border and onto Syria and the occupied Golan Heights. It is currently the largest escalation of the Hezbollah–Israel conflict to have occurred since the 2006 Lebanon War.

In northern Israel, the ongoing conflict has forced approximately 96,000 individuals to leave their homes, while in Lebanon, more than 50,000 individuals have been displaced.

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