US-Israel war on Iran reaches 100 days as regional toll widens

At the 100-day mark of the US-Israeli war against Iran, the fighting has become a drawn-out and volatile deadlock, far from the “very fast” operation Donald Trump had said it would be. A ceasefire arranged with Pakistan’s mediation and announced on April 8 has not brought a meaningful halt to the killing.

Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is still mostly shut down, diplomatic negotiations appear close to breaking down, and strikes continue on several fronts. Israel has taken the conflict into Lebanon, where the reported death toll is even higher, while more than one million people have been forced from their homes. As Israel extends its hold over southern Lebanon, whole villages have been flattened.

Authorities and reports cited in the account put the number killed by Israel in Lebanon at at least 3,593. In Iran, the United States and Israel have killed at least 3,468 people. Iranian attacks have also killed 29 people in Gulf states, 26 in Israel and 13 US soldiers.

The gallery marks 100 days of war in Iran, Lebanon and the wider region, showing ruined communities, packed funerals, airports hit by missiles, roads jammed by people trying to flee, and organised rallies that reflect the toll of a conflict still without a clear ending.