Lebanon07 October, 20262 min read
Israeli Army Says It Struck Nearly 100,000 Targets Since October 7, 2023
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Nearly 100,000 targets struck across the region since Oct 7, 2023. 28,000 targets struck in Lebanon and Syria.
5 outlets told this the same way.
IDF tallies since Oct 7
The Israeli military said its forces struck nearly 100,000 targets across the region since October 7, 2023, including 28,000 in Lebanon and Syria. The Israeli military reported 20,000 rocket launches were fired toward Israeli territory from Lebanon over the same period. The Israeli occupation army also published a three-year tally saying it targeted around 100,000 sites since October 7, 2023, including 28,000 in Lebanon and Syria and 65,000 in the Gaza Strip.
The Israeli army said it detected roughly 20,000 rockets and projectiles launched from Lebanon during the same period, and it said about 10,200 projectiles were fired from the Gaza Strip. The Israeli army said it had “confiscated more than 46 million shekels (about 15 million dollars) during operations in the region,” claiming the money was “funds designated for terrorist activities.”
Casualty tolls disputed
Al Jazeera net said the Israeli army published summaries of its operations over the past three years since October 7, 2023 but did not mention the dead in its attacks or those displaced or uprooted. Al Jazeera net said Israeli strikes over the past three years in the Gaza Strip resulted in 74,243 Palestinians killed and 175,232 injured, and it said the toll rises daily. Al Jazeera net said the Israeli army killed 8,953 people in Lebanon since October 8, 2023, and wounded 30,649 others.
The wars over the past three years left wide human and material losses, and the Lebanon Ministry of Health announced around 8,950 deaths and more than 30,000 injuries. International assessments estimated losses and economic damages from the war at about 27 billion dollars, while international bodies estimated recovery and reconstruction needs at 71.4 billion US dollars over ten years.
Detentions and new doctrine
The Israeli data confirmed the arrest or detention of about 45,000 people described as “wanted for questioning,” and it quoted the Israeli army listing categories including “gun merchants and gun possessors.” The Israeli army did not specify the number arrested in each city or country, while it said thousands were arrested in Gaza and the West Bank and further arrests occurred in Lebanon and Syria. Naharnet said the Israeli military reported nearly 100,000 targets struck across the region since October 7, 2023, and it framed the tally as part of the IDF’s defense accomplishments.
The Israeli Institute for National Security Studies proposed adding the principle of prevention to the security doctrine, including expanding reliance on preemptive strikes. Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir announced in September that Israel had radically changed its security doctrine, pointing to a shift from containment to acting against threats before they develop.