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Israel kills 4,386 Lebanese since start of escalation — Health Ministry

The number of wounded has reached 12,413

BEIRUT, September 26. /TASS/. Five people became victims of Israeli airstrikes on the Nabatieh province in southern Lebanon over the past 24 hours driving the total number of deaths since the start of the escalation to 4,386, the Health Ministry said.

"The total number of citizens killed since the start of the military escalation on March 2 has risen to 4,386, and the number of wounded has reached 12,413," the ministry said on X.

According to the ministry, Israeli aircraft carried out raids on the cities of Kfar Tibnit and Nabatieh al-Faouqa on Friday afternoon, while artillery shelled the surroundings of the municipality of Zawtar al-Sharqiyah, a Hezbollah stronghold, with phosphorus shells. No information was provided about the consequences of the attacks.

In the border areas, the settlements of Haddatha, Haris, Al·Qantara and Al·Mansouri were bombed, and there are casualties among civilians.

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