Lebanon Faces Rising War Costs

Official figures show that the cost of the war on Lebanon since October 2023 has approached 9,000 deaths and 30,000 injuries. Approximately 100,000 housing units have been destroyed or damaged due to shelling and attacks, especially in the south and Bekaa. The escalation in 2026 led to a significant increase in casualties, reaching around 8,953 dead and 30,643 wounded by September. Material damages are estimated at over $1.745 billion. The war has also caused the displacement of about one million internally displaced persons and the crossing of roughly 100,000 into Syria. Economic losses directly attributable to the conflict are estimated at more than $7 billion, with GDP shrinking by over 6%. The human, material, and geographic costs of the war are linked to worsening humanitarian conditions, with an urgent need for reconstruction and recovery efforts estimated in the billions of dollars.

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