More than 900 people have been killed in Israeli attacks across Lebanon since March 2, according to the country’s Health Ministry on Tuesday, Anadolu reports. Citing the ministry, Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) reported that the total number of fatalities between March 2 and March 17 reached 912, while 2,221 people were injured. On Tuesday morning, the Israeli army announced that the 36th Division had joined the operation aimed at expanding its ground incursion into southern Lebanon. This comes a day after Israel announced the start of a new “ground operation” in southern Lebanon, with estimates indicating that its forces have now penetrated between 7 and 9 kilometers into Lebanon. Hezbollah began targeting Israeli military sites on March 2 in […]
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