More than 62,000 housing units have been destroyed or damaged as a result of Israeli attacks on Lebanon during six weeks of war with Hezbollah, according to official figures. During a press conference presenting a report on the “environmental impact of the Israeli aggression”, Secretary-General of the National Council for Scientific Research, Shadi Abdullah said: “In about 45 days, we had 21,700 destroyed housing units and 40,500 damaged housing units.” The figures were compiled by the National Council for Scientific Research in Lebanon, which is assessing the scale of destruction across affected areas. Despite a ten-day ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel that began at midnight Thursday–Friday, Israeli forces in southern Lebanon continue to carry out demolition and bombing operations, according […]
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Read Full Article on Middle East Monitor →![Civil defense and search and rescue teams are using heavy machinery to reach the bodies of civilians trapped under the rubble of buildings destroyed in the Israeli attacks following a temporary ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel in Tyre, Lebanon on April 19, 2026. [Houssam Shbaro - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/AA-20260419-41153827-41153820-EFFORTS_ARE_UNDERWAY_TO_RECOVER_BODIES_TRAPPED_UNDER_THE_RUBBLE_IN_LEBANON-scaled-e1776946699392.jpg)
