Over 100 killed and 350 injured by Israeli strikes in Lebanon on Sunday, ministry says
At least 105 people were killed and 359 injured in Israeli airstrikes across Lebanon on Sunday, according to the country’s health ministry.
The highest death toll was in the South Governorate, where 48 people were killed and 168 were injured in Ain Al-Delb and Tyre. The ministry added that Israeli airstrikes caused “severe damage” to Kana hospital in the south.
The Baalbek-Hermel region in eastern Lebanon’s Beqaa Valley was also hard hit, with 33 people killed and 97 injured, according to the ministry.
There were also heavy casualties in the country’s southern Nabatiyeh Governorate, including in the town of Marjaayoun.
Israel has said that its intensified strikes on Lebanon this weekend are targeting Hezbollah operatives and facilities, and accuses the militant group of using civilians as “human shields.” The strikes have flattened residential buildings and devastated public infrastructure, leading to a deepening humanitarian crisis in the country.
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