As a result of the Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon, the number of victims has risen to 569 people, more than 1.8 thousand were injured, the head of the Lebanese Ministry of Health, Firas Abyad, said at a press conference in Beirut, the Lebanese information portal Sawt Beirut International (SBI) reports.
In addition, according to the Israeli army, the commander of Hezbollah’s missile system was also among the victims. Ibrahim Qubaisi. He died during an airstrike in Beirut. The Lebanese group confirmed it.
The day before, Al Jazeera television, citing data from the country’s Ministry of Health, reported 492 dead and 1,645 wounded due to Israeli attacks in the south of the country. Among the victims were 35 children, 58 women and two health workers, the ministry said at the time.
On the same day, September 23, Israel launched a military operation in Lebanon, targeting the Israeli Chief of Staff, Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi called Hezbollah’s infrastructure.