The Agence France-Presse (AFP) reports that more than 11,000 homes have been completely destroyed in Lebanon during the ongoing war with Israel. Direct structural damage in southern Lebanon is estimated at $1.83 billion, according to AFP's figures.
The Agence France-Presse (AFP), as relayed by an Arabic-language news outlet, has published an estimate of the scale of physical destruction in Lebanon from the ongoing war with Israel. According to the report, more than 11,000 homes were completely destroyed, and direct structural damage in southern Lebanon is assessed at $1.83 billion. The figures do not include damage to infrastructure or indirect economic losses. The source of the data — whether the Lebanese government, UN agencies, or AFP's own assessments — is not specified in the brief report. The toll aligns broadly with previous, higher estimates from Lebanese state media and Hezbollah-affiliated sources since the resumption of hostilities in March, but is lower than some earlier claims exceeding 50,000 damaged units. The IDF has not commented on the AFP report. As The Zioneer has previously reported (June 17), the Lebanese Health Ministry's cumulative toll stood at 3,884 killed and 11,856 wounded since March, also without distinguishing combatants from civilians.
3 developments
- DevelopingSouthern Lebanon residents return to widespread destruction in Hezbollah strongholds
- DevelopingIDF strikes dozens of Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon overnight
- StrongLebanese Health Ministry: 18 killed, 40 wounded in southern Lebanon strikes
- DevelopingUNIFIL: IDF halts village destruction in South Lebanon, sources say
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