Lebanon says 71 killed in Israeli attacks in last day, death toll nears 3,000

At least 2,968 killed, 13,319 others injured in Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon since October 2023, Health Ministry says

By Wassim Seifeddine

BEIRUT (AA) – Israeli airstrikes killed at least 71 people and injured 169 others on Friday, the Lebanese Health Ministry said on Saturday.

A ministry statement said the new fatalities brought to 2,968 the number of people killed in Israeli attacks in the country since October 2023, while 13,319 others were injured.

Israel has escalated its air campaign in Lebanon since late September against what it claims are Hezbollah targets in an escalation from year-long cross-border warfare between Israel and Hezbollah since the start of Israel’s brutal offensive on the Gaza Strip.

Israel expanded the conflict by launching an incursion into southern Lebanon on Oct. 1.

*Writing by Rania Abu Shamala

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