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Hezbollah: events recorded by UCDP

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UCDP recorded 594 eventsP that involve Hezbollah in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. The best estimate of deaths in these events is 4,677P.

In a few events, the high estimate of UCDP is lower than the best estimate, or the low estimate is higher. The site shows the figures as UCDP publishes them. The count holds each event in which this actor is one of the two sides. It does not say which side caused a death. UCDP recorded these events in 2 countries.

Among the 133 actors with a page, Hezbollah has the 13th highest count of events in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. Hezbollah is one of the two sides in 3 percentP of the 22,144P events in all countries with a page. In the 12 months to 30 Sep 2025, UCDP recorded 873 events that involve Hezbollah. The count for the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026 is 594P, which is down 32 percent. Over the same periods, the count for all countries with a page went from 27,291 to 22,144P, which is down 19 percent. Events of state-based armed conflict are 100 percentP of the events that involve Hezbollah in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. For all countries with a page, the share is 63 percentP.

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Not all events in UCDP Candidate will make it into the final UCDP GED and new events will be added. The UCDP Candidate is a dataset containing events that have a high probability of being included in the final annual version of UCDP GED.

An incident where armed force was used by an organized actor against another organized actor, or against civilians, resulting in at least 1 direct death at a specific location and a specific date

UCDP's words. Source: UCDP Candidate Events Dataset Codebook, version 1.5 (Introduction) and UCDP GED Codebook, version 26.1 (section 2, the definition of an event), copied on .

This page rests on UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.9, with data through . The figures from January 2026 are from Candidate Events. Candidate Events are preliminary and UCDP revises them.

The pages give counts and their sources. They give no travel, security or safety advice. A count of events is not a measure of danger.

What UCDP calls an actor

A state or a non-state formally organised or informally organised group.

UCDP's words. Source: UCDP Definitions, copied on .

Since the last update

The log has no change for Hezbollah on record. ConflictStats read the UCDP files on . The data cover events through . Changes in the data

24 months

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Figure 1. Events that involve Hezbollah, by month. A hollow column is a preliminary month. The line marks the change of dataset: GED to the left, Candidate Events from Jan 2026 to the right. The two datasets are not made in the same way, so a step at the line is not only a change in the events.
Events that involve Hezbollah, by month, newest first
MonthEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Sep 202616P40P
Aug 202610P25P
Jul 202612P21P
Jun 202689P300P
May 2026112P345P
Apr 2026119P730P
Mar 2026153P3,089P
Feb 20269P21P
Jan 202618P22P
Dec 20251013
Nov 20252141
Oct 20252530
Sep 20251523
Aug 20251731
Jul 20251931
Jun 20251823
May 20252022
Apr 20251622
Mar 20251930
Feb 2025916
Jan 20251755
Dec 20241953
Nov 20243281,168
Oct 20243761,217

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Countries and regions

Where UCDP recorded the events, the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. The table of regions has 8 regions at most.

Table 1. Countries of the events that involve Hezbollah, in name order
CountryEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Israel and Palestine5P5P
Lebanon589P4,672P

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Table 2. Regions of the events that involve Hezbollah, in name order
RegionCountryEvents
Baalbek-Hermel provinceLebanon20P
Beirut provinceLebanon25P
Beqaa provinceLebanon19P
Mount Lebanon provinceLebanon11P
Nabatiye provinceLebanon282P
Northern districtIsrael and Palestine5P
South Lebanon provinceLebanon196P

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Figure 2. Events that involve Hezbollah, 1 Oct 2025 to 30 Sep 2026. The map shows 594 events with 4,677 estimated deaths. One dot is one event at the place that UCDP gives. When a source names no exact place, UCDP puts the event at the centre of a region or of the country. The area of a dot follows the best estimate of deaths. The largest dot is for 330 deaths or more.1 death10 deaths100 deathsOutlines: Natural Earth, with the first-level areas of the UCDP data. An outline shows where the events are. It is not a statement about a border.

Other sides

The other side of the events, the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. The table has 6 names at most.

Table 3. Other sides in the events that involve Hezbollah, in name order
Name, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Government of Israel594P4,677P

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Type of violence

Table 4. Hezbollah: events by type of violence, the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026
Type of violenceEventsShare of events
State-based armed conflict594P100%
Non-state conflict00%
One-sided violence against civilians00%

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

The glossary has the UCDP definition of each type.

Official channels

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Cite this page

ConflictStats. Hezbollah: events recorded by UCDP. https://conflictstats.com/actor/hezbollah/. Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.9. Data through .

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Questions

How many events that involve Hezbollah did UCDP record?

UCDP recorded 594 eventsP that involve Hezbollah in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026.

What is an actor in UCDP data?

UCDP calls each side of an event an actor. An actor is a state, or a non-state group that is formally or informally organised. This site writes the name as UCDP writes it. It replaces the name of a group that is named for a person.

In which countries did UCDP record these events?

UCDP recorded them in Israel and Palestine and Lebanon.

Are the figures of the latest months final?

No. The figures from January 2026 are from UCDP Candidate Events. Candidate Events are preliminary and UCDP revises them.