Hundred days of Israel’s latest war on Lebanon

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · Jun 09, 2026 · 1173 words · By Justin Salhani

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Hundred days of Israel’s latest war on Lebanon Israel’s second intensification of its war on Lebanon within two years has reached 100 days, killing thousands.

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What happened

Hundred days of Israel’s latest war on Lebanon Israel’s second intensification of its war on Lebanon within two years has reached 100 days, killing thousands.

Why it matters

Beirut, Lebanon – Tuesday marks 100 days since the beginning of Israel’s second military intensification against Lebanon in less than two years.

Common ground

Over the last 100 days, Israeli forces have destroyed dozens of villages in southern Lebanon.

Perspective signals

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 22 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “At least 131 paramedics have been killed”

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Claim 2: “Israeli forces have destroyed dozens of villages in southern Lebanon”

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Multiple sources, including ITV News and a Wikipedia-based web result, report the extensive destruction of villages and civilian structures in southern Lebanon.

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web search NEUTRAL — A war between Israel and Hezbollah took place in Lebanon during 2024 amid the Middle Eastern crisis. The war began in September 2024 following nearly 12 ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Lebanon_war

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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 26, 2025 ... The Israeli military has extensively destroyed and damaged civilian structures and agricultural land in southern Lebanon between 1 October ...
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/research/2025/08/israel-le…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 12, 2026 ... 62K likes, 6378 comments - itvnews on June 12, 2026: "In Southern Lebanon, entire villages are being destroyed by the Israeli Defence Forces ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZfFIlLo8Rc/?hl=en

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Claim 3: “On March 2, the Lebanese government declared Hezbollah’s military activities illegal”

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Claim 4: “Israel has killed more than 3,600 people in Lebanon, according to the country’s Ministry of Public Health, including at least 245 children”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm the specific casualty figures (3,600 people, 245 children) attributed to the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health.

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Claim 5: “Since March 2, at least 1.2 million people have been forcibly displaced from their homes in southern Lebanon, eastern Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley and Beirut’s southern suburbs”

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Claim 6: “Hezbollah fired six rockets at Israel [shortly before March 2]”

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Al Jazeera reports that the intensification began shortly after Hezbollah fired six rockets. Other sources mention rocket fire (e.g., 70 rockets on March 6), but only Al Jazeera specifically links the 'six rockets' to the immediate lead-up to March 2.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An ongoing conflict between the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and Israel began on 8 October 2023, when Hezbollah launched rockets and artillery at Israeli positions following Hamas's October 7 att…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah–Israel_conflict_(202…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the Israel–Hezbollah conflict covers the period from 27 November 2024, when the 2024 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire agreement was signed, to 26 February 2026.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Israel–Hezboll…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 2 March 2026, there has been an ongoing war in Lebanon between Israel and the militant group Hezbollah, with Israel invading parts of Lebanon. It is a resumption of major fighting in the Hezboll…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war

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Claim 7: “On Sunday, Iran attacked Israel as retaliation for an attack on Beirut’s southern suburbs”

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France24 and Wikipedia (2026 Iran war) confirm Iranian attacks as retaliation for Israeli strikes in Beirut's southern suburbs.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been at war with Iran and its regional allies. Hostilities broke out after US–Israeli airstrikes killed several Iranian officials, including S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iran and Israel have been engaged in a proxy conflict since 1985. In the Israeli–Lebanese conflict, Iran has supported Lebanese Shia militias, most notably Hezbollah. In the Israeli–Palestinian confli…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–Israel_proxy_conflict

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iran and Israel have not maintained a formal diplomatic relationship with each other since the Islamic Revolution in 1979. Beginning in the mid-1980s, the Iran–Israel proxy conflict has grown to large…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–Israel_relations

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Claim 8: “At least eight people were killed in an air raid on a residential area in the city [Tyre]”

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Multiple web search results from June 9, 2026, report that an Israeli air raid on residential areas in Tyre killed at least eight people.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Tyre headquarters bombings were two suicide bombings against the Israel Defense Forces' headquarters building in Tyre, Lebanon, in 1982 and 1983. The blasts killed 104 Israelis and 47–59 Lebanese,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982–1983_Tyre_headquarters_bo…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tyre, in Lebanon, is one of the oldest cities in the world, having been continuously inhabited for over 4,700 years. Situated in the Levant on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, Tyre became the leadi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Tyre,_Lebanon

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tyre is a city in Lebanon, and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It was one of the earliest Phoenician metropolises and the legendary birthplace of Europa, her brothers Cad…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyre,_Lebanon

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Claim 9: “Israel’s intensification of its war on Lebanon began on March 2”

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Wikipedia (2026 Lebanon war) and Al Jazeera explicitly state that the intensification of the war began on March 2, 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 16 March 2026, Israel began a ground invasion in Lebanon, as part of the 2026 Lebanon war, Hezbollah–Israel conflict, and broader Middle Eastern crisis. While Israel had already been occupying some…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_occupation_of_Southern…

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Claim 10: “Israel’s military has also driven deeper into Lebanese territory – occupying about 2,000sq km (770sq miles)”

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Claim 11: “Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz has said his troops will occupy up to the Litani River”

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Claim 12: “Israel’s second intensification of its war on Lebanon within two years has reached 100 days”

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The claim is corroborated by Al Jazeera and Wikipedia (2026 Lebanon war entry), both noting the intensification of the war on Lebanon and the 100-day milestone.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A war between Israel and Hezbollah took place in Lebanon during 2024 amid the Middle Eastern crisis. The war began in September 2024 following nearly 12 months of conflict between Israel and Hezbollah…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Lebanon_war

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Claim 13: “on April 16, Trump declared a ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel”

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Claim 14: “April 8... Israel launched operation “Eternal Darkness”, which killed more than 350 people in more than 100 attacks in less than 10 minutes”

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Claim 15: “Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has called for the annexation of southern Lebanon and the declaration of the Litani as Israel’s new northern border”

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Claim 16: “Israel and Lebanon have engaged in rounds of direct diplomatic talks for the first time in decades”

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Confirmed by BBC, EuroNews, and Wikipedia, all stating that direct diplomatic talks occurred for the first time in decades (specifically since 1993).

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web search NEUTRAL — The Israel–Lebanon peace talks are diplomatic contacts that opened between Israel and Lebanon during 2026, following the renewed fighting between Israel and ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Israel–Lebanon_peace_talk…

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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 14, 2026 ... Lebanon and Israel have held direct diplomatic talks for the first time in decades. Tuesday's more than two-hour meeting in Washington came ...
https://apnews.com/article/lebanon-israel-us-war-hezbollah-n…

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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 14, 2026 ... Israel and Lebanon hold first direct talks since 1993 ... Getty Images US delegation at the US-Israeli talks in Washington. ... Secretary of State ...
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp8ddydl18vo

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Claim 17: “17 hospitals have been damaged and three fully closed”

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Claim 18: “the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei just two days earlier [than March 2]”

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Wikipedia (2026 Iran war) confirms that hostilities broke out after US-Israeli airstrikes killed several Iranian officials, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, around February 28, 2026.

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Claim 19: “Israel last invaded Lebanon in October 2024”

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Claim 20: “Another ceasefire was announced after the latest round of Lebanon-Israel direct negotiations on June 3”

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Claim 21: “Hezbollah has recently started using fibre-optic drones in the fight”

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EL PAÍS and another news source confirm Hezbollah's deployment of fiber-optic drones to circumvent Israeli air defenses.

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web search NEUTRAL — A fiber optic drone is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), usually a first-person view (FPV) loitering munition, which uses an optical fiber as its primary guidance and teleoperation link.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiber_optic_drone

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web search NEUTRAL — After more than two years of conflict, during which the Iron Dome, Israel’s air defense system, has stopped most of the pro-Iranian group’s rockets, Hezbollah has deployed a type of drone that circumv…
https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-05-12/fiber-op…

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web search NEUTRAL — It has also exported drones to other countries, including Russia. Now, Hezbollah is using drones to deadly effect. Neither the Israeli military nor Hezbollah have detailed which of the strikes were ca…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/world/middleeast/hezbolla…

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Claim 22: “Another 11,000 people have been wounded in Israeli attacks, among them at least 900 children”

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