Death toll in Lebanon rises – 3,823 killed
At least 3,823 people have been killed and 15,859 wounded in Israeli attacks on Lebanon since October 7, 2023, the country’s Health Ministry says.
In the latest 24-hour reporting period, 55 people were killed and 160 injured, the ministry added.
Israel again strikes Beirut’s central commercial district
Israeli forces have struck a crowded neighbourhood in central Beirut as part of its biggest attacks on the Lebanese capital since the war escalated in mid-September.
The official National News Agency (NNA) said an apartment building in Hamra, a bustling commercial area in Beirut, was targeted a short while ago. It also said “a hostile drone hit al-Qard al-Hassan in Zuqaq al-Blat,” referring to a Lebanese association linked to Hezbollah.
Israel has intensified its attacks in Beirut in recent days, targeting the capital’s southern suburbs as well as central areas that were not hit before, causing widespread panic among fleeing residents.
The attacks come as Netanyahu announced a ceasefire that is set to be approved by the Israeli cabinet.
