Drawing on Lebanese government, UN, and humanitarian data, this report analyses the human consequences of Israels attacks on Lebanon from October 2023 to June 2026, documenting escalating civilian harm, mass displacement, repeated attacks on health infrastructure, and persistent uncertainty regarding combatant casualty claims.

A new UN report warns that civilians continue to bear the overwhelming burden of modern warfare, with explosive weapons in populated areas remaining a leading cause of death, injury and destruction, drawing on AOAV data to illustrate the scale of the crisis.

Britain and America are dismantling the systems meant to track and limit civilian deaths in war, signalling a troubling retreat from military accountability and civilian protection.

A newly released Ministry of Defence review has revealed that the UK military lacks a formal system for tracking civilian harm caused by its operations, despite years of warnings from rights groups and conflict monitors. The findings echo longstanding concerns raised by AOAV and others over the opacity of British military casualty assessments and the absence of transparent accountability mechanisms.

AOAV’s Explosive Violence Monitor 2024 reveals a significant 67% increase in global civilian casualties from explosive violence compared to 2023, with a total of 61,353 killed and injured. Overall casualties rose by 39%, predominantly driven by airstrikes, which caused 63% of civilian casualties and doubled in lethality from the previous year.