Most Lethal Three-Day Period of Campaign; 18 Deaths

Most Lethal Three-Day Period of Campaign; 18 Deaths

Strikes 31 through 33 occurred on or around December 30, 2025, in international waters, killing three people and triggering a search-and-rescue activation for eight others. WOLA characterized the final three days of December 2025 as the ‘most lethal three-day period’ of the campaign, with 18 deaths recorded, raising the cumulative death toll significantly as the operation entered its fourth month.