Death toll from Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon reaches 2,306, injuries up to 10,698: ministry

BEIRUT, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) — The death toll from Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon since Oct. 8, 2023, has reached 2,306, with injuries totaling 10,698, said the Lebanese Health Ministry on Sunday.
On Saturday alone, Israeli airstrikes killed 51 and injured 174, according to the ministry.
The ministry said Israeli raids resulted in 14 deaths and 63 injuries in southern Lebanon, while 10 were killed and 50 wounded in Nabatieh.
It added that three were killed and 11 wounded in Bekaa, and 13 were injured in Baalbek-Hermel.
It also noted that 22 people were killed and 33 others injured in Mount Lebanon, while two were killed and four more injured in North Lebanon.
In addition, unnamed Lebanese military sources reported Sunday that an Israeli warplane fired four air-to-ground missiles at a house in Mayfadoun village deep in southern Lebanon, killing seven civilians and wounding one other.
Since Sept. 23, the Israeli army has been launching intensive airstrikes across Lebanon in a sharp escalation with Hezbollah.
Since Oct. 8, 2023, Hezbollah and the Israeli army have been exchanging fire across the Lebanon-Israel border amid fears of a broader conflict as the war between Hamas and Israel continues in the Gaza Strip. ■