Israel’s attacks on Lebanon already leave more than 900 dead, including 111 children

More than 900 people have died and 2,200 have been injured in Lebanon as a result of attacks carried out by Israel against its territory since March 2, days after launching its surprise offensive with the United States against Iran, an ally of the Shiite militia party Hezbollah.

The Lebanese Ministry of Health has confirmed in its latest report that the total number of fatalities from this cause amounts to 912, including 734 men, 67 women and 111 minors. Meanwhile, the number of injured is at least 2,221, including 1,512 men, 375 women and 334 girls and boys.

The attacks have also caused the displacement of more than a million people in a period of just two weeks since Hezbollah launched its first projectiles against Israeli territory, in retaliation for the death of the then supreme leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in the surprise attack by Israel and the United States against Tehran.

Israel had already launched dozens of bombings against Lebanon in recent months despite the ceasefire reached in November 2024, arguing that it is acting against Hezbollah activities and ensuring that, therefore, it does not violate the pact, although both the Lebanese authorities and the group have been critical of these actions, also condemned by the United Nations.

The ceasefire contemplated that both Israel and Hezbollah had to withdraw their troops from southern Lebanon. However, the Israeli Army has maintained five posts in the territory of its neighboring country, something also criticized by Beirut and the Shiite group, which demand an end to this deployment.