The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced a tragic increase in the death toll from the ongoing Israeli aggression on the country, documenting the martyrdom of 570 people over the past ten days. The ministry clarified in its report issued today, Wednesday, that among the martyrs are 86 children and 45 women, in addition to 14 healthcare workers who fell while performing their duties.
The past twenty-four hours witnessed a bloody escalation, with 84 people martyred on Tuesday alone in intense airstrikes targeting various areas. Medical teams also counted approximately 1444 injured, many of whom suffer from critical injuries as a result of concentrated shelling on residential neighborhoods and civilian facilities.
In the Beqaa region of eastern Lebanon, medical sources reported the martyrdom of 7 citizens and the injury of 23 others due to a series of violent raids that targeted villages and towns there. These attacks come as part of the occupation's expansion of its targeting circle to include the Lebanese interior, far from the direct border areas.
On the ground, airstrikes continued during the dawn and night hours, hitting the towns of Hannawiyah, Al-Shihabiyah, Qana, and Al-Housh in the Tyre district, in addition to the town of Tibnin in the Bint Jbeil district. The shelling also targeted the town of Zalaya in western Beqaa, and the Al-Laylaki neighborhood in the southern suburb of Beirut, causing massive destruction to properties.
In the capital Beirut, four people were injured to varying degrees following an Israeli raid that targeted a residential apartment in the densely populated Aisha Bakkar area. This strike reflects the occupation's insistence on pursuing targets within civilian neighborhoods in the heart of the capital, creating a state of terror and anxiety among residents and displaced persons.
On the humanitarian front, the Lebanese Red Cross mourned one of its paramedics who was martyred while performing his humanitarian duties in the town of Majdal Zoun in southern Lebanon. The paramedic's martyrdom came as a result of a direct raid that targeted the area while teams were attempting to evacuate the injured and provide first aid to those affected by the shelling.
Regarding the displacement crisis, the Lebanese Ministry of Social Affairs revealed shocking figures, with the number of displaced persons reaching approximately 780,000 since the start of the aggression. About 120,000 of these are residing in official shelters that lack the most basic necessities of life due to severe overcrowding and a shortage of resources.
Field sources reported that the actual number of displaced persons might exceed one million, with almost half of them concentrated in the Beirut and Mount Lebanon areas in search of safety. Displaced families face harsh conditions, with roads and public squares in some areas turning into temporary shelters for those displaced from their homes.
Official estimates indicate that Lebanon is suffering from an undeclared international siege that exacerbates the repercussions of the current humanitarian and economic crisis. The Lebanese state has not received sufficient international support to compensate for the losses of previous wars, which exceeded 15 billion dollars, hindering any government efforts for relief or reconstruction.
Observers warned that the continued policy of systematic destruction of homes and infrastructure aims to exert direct political and popular pressure. With continued raids on the south and the suburb, experts fear that the temporary displacement crisis will turn into a permanent refugee issue requiring urgent international intervention to save the collapsing humanitarian situation.
Widespread destruction is being used as a tool of pressure by the occupation on the popular environment and the Lebanese government, threatening to turn the displaced persons crisis into a long-term refugee catastrophe.
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Bloody Toll of Aggression on Lebanon: 570 Martyrs and Hundreds of Thousands Displaced Amidst Intense Raids