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Published 18 Mar, 2026 09:13pm

Death toll from war rises to 968, Lebanon’s health ministry says

Lebanon’s health ministry has said that Israeli attacks have killed 968 people in the country since war erupted between Israel and Hezbollah on March 2, raising a previous toll of 912 a day earlier, AFP reports.

The new ministry statement said the toll included 77 women, 116 children and 40 health workers, with 2,432 other people wounded.

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