War in the Middle East: Casualty figures from across the region

A photograph shows the site of an overnight Israeli airstrike that targeted the Haret Hreik neighbourhood of Beirut’s southern suburbs, on March 14, 2026. Image: AFP Since the United States and Israel unleashed strikes on Iran on 28 February, war has spread across the region and casualties have been reported in countries around the Middle East. AFP has not been able to independently verify all of the following tolls.

The figures are based on numbers released by governments, militaries, health authorities and rescue organisations in the affected countries. Iran’s health ministry said on 8 March that more than 1 200 people had been killed, including around 200 women and 200 children under the age of 12, with more than 10 000 civilians injured. The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) said on 11 March that at least 1 825 people had been killed, including 1 276 civilians – among them at least 200 children – as well as 197 military personnel and 352 people whose status had not been classified.

Due to reporting restrictions, AFP is not able to access the sites of strikes or independently verify tolls in Iran. Israel’s first responders and the country’s authorities have reported 14 people in total killed. First responders and local authorities say Iranian missile fire has killed 12 people inside the country, including four minors, since the start of the war, according to an AFP tally based on their announcements.

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The Israeli military has separately announced the deaths of two soldiers in combat in southern Lebanon. Lebanon’s health ministry said Saturday that Israeli strikes have killed 826 people, including 65 women and 106 children, since the start of the war with Hezbollah, adding that 2 009 others were wounded.

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