Direct damage to buildings in south Lebanon in the latest Israeli attacks on the country since late April is estimated at around $1.38 billion, a UN agency and a Lebanese research centre say, AFP reports.

“In total, 11,095 buildings were completely destroyed, impacting 17,891 housing units, while 2,242 buildings sustained partial damage… and 9,311 buildings incurred minor damage,” the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Lebanon’s government-linked National Council for Scientific Research (CNRS) said.

It cited a “rapid building-level damage assessment” in the country’s south which compared satellite imagery from late April, nearly two months into the latest war, with those from October 2025, meaning it does not cover the latest weeks of the conflict.

“Findings indicate that direct damage to buildings in south Lebanon is estimated at $1.38 billion,” the statement added.