IDF: 770+ Hezbollah operatives killed since conflict resumed — hundreds Radwan Force elite fighters

The Israeli military reported on 27 March 2026 that it has killed at least 770 Hezbollah operatives in Lebanon since hostilities escalated amid the Iran war. The toll includes 'hundreds of members of Hezbollah's elite Radwan Force,' the IDF said. The 770 figure only counts operatives that Israeli intelligence officers have definitively identified, meaning the true number of killed Hezbollah fighters is likely higher per IDF officials. Lebanon's health ministry separately reported that Israeli attacks have killed over 1,000 people since the war began — a figure that does not differentiate between combatants and civilians. The Radwan Force is Hezbollah's most elite ground combat unit, trained for operations inside Israel and constituting the backbone of Hezbollah's offensive capability. Hundreds of Radwan Force deaths would represent a significant degradation of Hezbollah's offensive capacity beyond the rocket and ATGM campaign.