A view of the destruction after an Israeli airstrike that targeted six adjacent buildings just three minutes before the ceasefire took effect speaks in Tyre, Lebanon on April 20, 2026. [Muhammed Emin Canik - Anadolu Agency]
Lebanon said Saturday that five people were killed and six others wounded over the past 24 hours, raising the death toll from Israeli attacks to 2,496 killed and 7,725 injured since March 2, Anadolu reports. The figures were published in a report by the Lebanese Cabinet’s Disaster Risk Management Unit, as reported by the National News Agency (NAA). The update comes as Israel continues to violate a temporary ceasefire in Lebanon that began on April 17. The previous official toll stood at 2,491 killed and 7,719 injured, in addition to more than 1 million displaced, before the updated figures were released. READ: UK, Finland condemn ‘unacceptable’ Israeli attacks on journalists in Lebanon The unit did not provide further details on how […]

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