Health & Healing
Lebanon's Health Ministry reports 16,612 killed in Israeli offensive
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Lebanon's Health Ministry announced that the cumulative death toll from Israeli military operations since March 2, 2026, has reached 16,612, Shehab Wire reported. The ministry issued the figure in an official statement documenting the toll of the ongoing offensive.
The count encompasses all casualties recorded by Lebanese health authorities over the period of the Israeli military campaign. The ministry's announcement underscored the scale of casualties as the conflict continued. Officials did not immediately provide a breakdown of the victims by location or circumstance, nor did they offer projections about further casualties as operations persisted.
