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At least 15 dead and almost 70 injured by Israeli attacks in Lebanon in the last 24 hours

At least 15 dead and almost 70 injured by Israeli attacks in Lebanon in the last 24 hours

MADRID 8 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –

Lebanese health authorities reported this Friday that the attacks carried out by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) over the last 24 hours have left at least 15 dead and another 69 injured, mostly in the Southern Governorate, in the southwest of the country.

Specifically, in this area six people have died and another 45 have been injured. On the other hand, in the governorate of Nebatié, five deaths and 21 injuries have been confirmed; in Mount Lebanon, one dead and three injured; and in the Becá governorate, three other injuries have been reported.

Thus, the Ministry of Public Health of Lebanon has raised the number of deaths to 1,117 and 13,888 injuries due to the Israeli attacks on the country, especially in the southern area, against the structures of the Shiite party-militia Hezbollah in response to previous attacks. and his support for the Palestinian cause.

Among the total number of fatalities, the Lebanese authorities have detailed that 2,242 are men, 617 are women and another 192 are minors. Regarding the injured, some 10,831 are men, another 2,527 women and another 1,260 are children. There are also almost 180 health personnel dead and more than 300 injured.

The Israeli Army unleashed a new invasion of Lebanon on October 1 after several weeks of intense bombings and attacks against the country, including the coordinated explosion of thousands of communication devices, after more than eleven months of fighting with Hezbollah in the border area. .

The resurgence in hostilities is part of the clashes that began more than a year ago, after Hezbollah attacked Israeli territory a day after the Hamas attacks on October 7, 2023, which led Israel to unleash a bloody offensive against the Gaza Strip, where more than 43,400 people have already died.

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