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Mapping building damage in Lebanon and northern Israel

Active monitoring of building damage with escalation of the regional conflict.

In the spring of 2024, Jamon Van Den Hoek and I extended damage monitoring to Lebanon as regional conflict broadened and intensified. As in other contexts, we distributed data freely to humanitarian and journalistic organizations and continued monitoring beyond the November 2024 ceasefire. We also surveyed for satellite-indicated building damage in northern Israel, which the Financial Times featured in its reporting on the impacts of the regional conflict. Below is a tabulation of articles featuring visuals and statistics that we generated on damage in Lebanon.

Building damage data visualized in November 2024 at the Financial Times.
Damage data visualized in November 2024 at the New York Times.
Date Article Publication
7/22/2024 Damage, destruction and fear along the Israel-Lebanon border BBC
6/27/2024 Israel’s push to create a ‘dead zone’ in Lebanon Financial Times
8/8/2024 The Toll of 10 Months of Simmering Conflict on the Israel-Lebanon Border New York Times
10/02/2024 Israeli strikes in Lebanon have been most intense and deadly in decades Washington Post
10/03/2024 Radar shows scale of damage from Israeli strikes on Lebanon Financial Times
10/04/2024 Inside the Beirut suburb emptied by Israeli strikes Financial Times
10/05/2024 Israel: Forbereder et svar på Iran-angrepet vg
10/08/2024 Israel-Hezbollah conflict in maps: Where is fighting happening in Lebanon? BBC
10/08/2024 Edificios dañados en Líbano por los bombardeos de Israel RTVE
10/09/2024 Quels sont les objectifs de l’opération militaire d’Israël au Liban? Le Devoir
10/16/2024 The demolitions clearing Israel’s ‘first belt’ in Lebanon Financial Times
10/17/2024 Reuters: Bombetrussel mot Norges ambassade i Beirut var falsk VG
10/24/2024 Lebanon: Satellite imagery reveals intensity of Israeli bombing BBC
10/31/2024 Israel has damaged or destroyed nearly a quarter of buildings in Lebanon’s south Washington Post
11/03/2024 The demolitions clearing Israel’s ‘first belt’ in Lebanon Financial Times
11/02/2024 The scale of destruction in Lebanon a month after Israeli invasion Times
11/20/2024 Israeli destruction makes large parts of south Lebanon 'uninhabitable' NPR
11/23/2024 With destruction at Lebanon border, Israel could seek buffer zone: experts AFP
11/25/2024 Israel finalising ceasefire deal with Hizbollah in Lebanon, officials say Financial Times
11/26/2024 Lebanon’s economy had been in crisis. Then Israel invaded Financial Times
11/26/2024 Zone of destruction NBC
11/26/2024 Mapping Israel’s Invasion of Lebanon New York Times
11/27/2024 Après la guerre entre Israël et le Hezbollah, des destructions massives dans le sud du Liban Le Monde
11/27/2024 The Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire in 4 maps and charts CNN
11/27/2024 In southern Lebanon, land attachment outweighs destruction Le Monde
11/28/2024 What’s next for Hizbollah? Financial Times
11/29/2024 In Maps: Satellite imagery reveals massive destruction in southern Lebanon Le Monde
11/29/2024 Lebanon’s displaced return to find ‘scorched earth’ after Israeli offensive Financial Times
12/1/2024 How the Israel-Hizbollah war changed Beirut Financial Times
12/29/2024 The priceless Lebanon heritage sites destroyed by Israeli bombing Financial Times
1/10/2025 Satellite images reveal: Horrifying picture of Lebanon after Israeli bombings OnGeo
1/19/2025 Despite truce, Israel has damaged or destroyed hundreds of buildings in Lebanon Washington Post
1/25/2025 ‘Explosions every day’: Israeli troops entrench in southern Lebanon Financial Times
2/10/2025 How Hizbollah is using cash and WhatsApp groups to shore up power Financial Times
2/23/2025 Hezbollah Uses Nasrallah Funeral to Show It Is Still Alive Wall Street Journal
2/20/2025 Satellietbeelden tonen enorme schade in Libanon VRT