Firefighters, first responders, and volunteers are on the scene of an apartment complex struck by an Israeli airstrike in Beirut, Lebanon, on April 8. Bilal Hussein/AP
According to a statement today from the Lebanese Health Ministry, Israeli strikes in Lebanon have resulted in at least 2,496 fatalities since they started on March 2.
This number indicates a substantial increase from the previous death toll reported by the ministry on April 17. It then stated that Israeli strikes had resulted in the deaths of 2,294 individuals, with 177 of them being children.
Even with a newly extended ceasefire agreement in Lebanon, Israel has maintained that its troops will stay in the southern region and keep addressing “any threat.”
The Lebanese Health Ministry reported that an Israeli strike on a motorcycle in southern Lebanon today resulted in the deaths of four individuals, while Israel noted rocket fire from Hezbollah, the militant group backed by Iran.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) stated it has eliminated “over 15 terrorists in southern Lebanon” this weekend, including three who were traveling in “a vehicle filled with weapons” earlier today.
“The IDF reported that a further terrorist on a motorcycle in southern Lebanon, south of the Forward Defense Line, was also neutralized.”
Read more: Satellite images reveal how the Israeli campaign against Hezbollah swiftly turned into a mission to level large areas of southern Lebanon.
Xenix News Tim Lister played a role in this reporting.
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