BEIRUT, SEP.28, (ST)- The Lebanese caretaker Public Health Minister Firas Abyad announced that the number of martyrs from Israeli assaults on Lebanon since October 8 has reached 1,640, while the injuries hit 8,408.
This statement came during a press conference where the Minister detailed the casualties from the Israeli attacks and discussed the services provided to displaced individuals amid an increase in their numbers following the airstrikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut.
He clarified that the total death toll since the onset of hostilities on October 8, 2023, stands at 1,640 people, including 104 children and 194 women, while the number of injured has reached 8,408. He noted that there are still victims trapped under rubble, as well as missing persons and dismembered bodies.
Abiad added that since yesterday, there have been 11 new fatalities and 108 injuries. He pointed out that the toll in the health sector since the beginning of the conflict includes 41 dead and 111 injured.
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