Mapping one year of cross-border attacks between Israel and Lebanon

The Israeli service continues to lb locations crossed Lebanon, including strikes connected Nabatieh, a large metropolis successful the south.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has threatened Lebanon with “destruction similar Gaza”, deploying much troops to Lebanon and ordering radical successful its southbound and parts of the superior Beirut’s confederate suburbs, to evacuate.

Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health said Israel has killed astatine slightest 2,255 people and wounded much than 10,000 aft a twelvemonth of warring betwixt Hezbollah and Israeli forces.

In addition, Lebanese authorities say, much than 1.2 cardinal radical person been displaced.

Destruction of Lebanese towns

Israeli attacks person severely damaged respective villages successful southbound Lebanon and neighbourhoods successful Beirut.

The Lebanese colony of Yaroun – astir 1km (0.6 miles) from the Blue Line, the de facto borderline betwixt Israel and Lebanon – has been devastated by Israeli attacks.

Satellite imagery obtained by Al Jazeera’s verification portion Sanad shows levelled homes and cratered crushed pursuing Israel’s crushed penetration into Lebanon which began connected October 1.

Further east, scenes of demolition are besides evident successful Maroun al-Ras.

Videos posted online showed soldiers hoisting an Israeli emblem connected the ruins of Iran Garden Park successful Maroun al-Ras.

One twelvemonth of cross-border attacks

The speech of attacks betwixt Israel and Hezbollah has been going connected since October 8, 2023, erstwhile Hezbollah archetypal launched attacks connected Israel successful solidarity with the Palestinians trapped successful the Gaza Strip arsenic Israel waged warfare connected the enclave.

Israel has launched much than 4 times arsenic galore attacks connected Lebanon arsenic Hezbollah has connected Israel, tallying astatine slightest 9,891 attacks.

Hezbollah, which was formed successful 1982 to combat Israel’s penetration and concern of confederate Lebanon, says it volition halt attacking Israel if its battle connected Gaza stops.

Regarded arsenic the astir battle-hardened nongovernmental warring radical successful the region, Hezbollah fought a 34-day warfare against Israel successful 2006 that was wide seen arsenic a strategical and subject nonaccomplishment for Israel.

Some Israeli leaders person pledged to region Hezbollah from confederate Lebanon, adjacent by force.

According to the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data (ACLED), astatine slightest 12,054 attacks were exchanged betwixt Israel and Hezbollah and different equipped groups successful Lebanon from October 7, 2023 to October 4, 2024.

About 82 percent of these attacks – 9,891 – were carried retired by Israel, which killed astatine slightest 1,562 radical successful Lebanon.

Hezbollah and different equipped groups were liable for 2,163 attacks that killed astatine slightest 33 Israelis.

In summation to Hezbollah – which mostly bore the brunt of the hostilities – different parties progressive successful attacks against Israel see Lebanese al-Fajr Forces and Amal Movement arsenic good arsenic Hamas’s Qassam Brigades and Palestinian Islamic Jihad’s al-Quds Brigades, some equipped wings of Palestinian groups with a beingness successful Lebanon.

Within 2 weeks, from September 20 to October 4, determination person been astir 2,000 attacks betwixt Israel and Lebanon. This accounts for a sixth of the full attacks since October 8, 2023.

Israel has attacked these locations successful confederate Lebanon the most:

• Aita al-Shaab – 423 attacks

• Kfar Kila – 325 attacks

• Naqoura – 321 attacks
• Hula – 303 attacks
• Khiam – 269 attacks

Groups from Lebanon attacked these locations successful bluish Israel the most:

• Kiryat Shmona – 177 attacks
• Metula – 116 attacks
• Margaliyot – 104 attacks
• Al-Manara – 95 attacks
• Shtula – 84 attacks

Israel’s arsenal

Israel holds the astir precocious missiles successful the Middle East.

It makes galore of them itself, but gets astir of its precision-guided missiles from the United States.

Much of Israel’s capabilities are short-range tactical systems, including the Popeye, Extra and Gabriel missiles. Among its long-range missiles are Jericho 2 and Jericho 3 ballistic missiles with ranges of 1,500-3,500km (930-2,175 miles) and 4,800-6,500km (3,000-4,000 miles), respectively, according to the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).

Also, contempt not officially acknowledging it, Israel is believed to possess at slightest 90 atomic weapons.

To face incoming rockets and missiles, Israel uses 3 integrated aerial defence systems: the Iron Dome (short-range), David’s Sling (medium-range) and Arrow (long-range).

The Iron Dome was primitively billed arsenic providing city-sized sum against rockets with ranges of 4-70km (2.5-43 miles), but experts accidental it has been expanded.

David’s Sling, produced by Israeli weapons elephantine Rafael, tin intercept rockets and missiles with a scope of 40-300km (25-186 miles). The Arrow series, led by the Arrow 3 interceptor, has an estimated fly-out scope of up to 2,400km (1,491 miles).

Hezbollah’s arsenal

Hezbollah is considered to beryllium 1 of the world’s astir heavy equipped non-state actors, with an estimated rocket arsenal of 130,000, according to CSIS.

On October 19, 2023, Israel’s Institute for National Security Research estimated that Hezbollah had 40,000 Grad-type missiles with a abbreviated scope of 15-20km (9-12 miles).

A measurement up are 80,000 longer-range missiles, including the Fajr 3 and Fajr 5 ballistic missiles, with a scope of 100km (62 miles).

Finally, determination are astir 30,000 Zelzal oregon Fateh-110 missiles with a scope of 200-300km (124-186 miles) – the longest-range weapons successful Hezbollah’s inventory, susceptible of reaching confederate Israel.