Death toll from Israeli attacks in Lebanon reaches 3,593 — Health Ministry

TASS · 🇮🇱 public Israel · Jun 06, 2026 · 97 words

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The Lebanese Health Ministry reported that Israeli Air Force strikes in the Nabatieh Governorate and Western Beqaa region resulted in 35 deaths and 120 injuries over 24 hours. The ministry stated that total casualties since March 2 have reached 3,593 dead and 10,990 injured, noting that strikes on populated areas persist despite a ceasefire.

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What happened

The Israeli Air Force carried out heavy strikes on Saturday in Lebanon's Nabatieh Governorate and the Western Beqaa region, leaving 35 people dead and 120 wounded over the past 24 hours, the country's Health Ministry reported.

Why it matters

"The total number of fatalities since the military escalation began on March 2 has reached 3,593, while 10,990 people have been injured," the ministry said in a statement published on X.

Common ground

It noted that strikes on populated areas continue despite the declared ceasefire and warned that the casualty toll could rise by the end of the day.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The Israeli Air Force carried out heavy strikes on Saturday in Lebanon's Nabatieh Governorate and the Western Beqaa region”

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Multiple independent reports (Reuters, AP, AFP) confirm Israeli airstrikes in Nabatieh and the Beqaa Valley on Saturday, June 20, 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire is a cessation of hostilities agreed between Israel and Lebanon on 16 April 2026, amid the ongoing 2026 Lebanon war and wider regional conflict linked to the 2026 Ira…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Israel–Lebanon_ceasefire

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 2 March 2026, there has been an ongoing war in Lebanon between Israel and the militant group Hezbollah, with Israel invading parts of Lebanon. It is a resumption of major fighting in the Hezboll…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Lebanese Air Force (LAF) (Arabic: القوات الجوية اللبنانية, romanized: Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Lubnaniyya) is the aerial warfare branch of the Lebanese Armed Forces. The seal of the air force is a …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanese_Air_Force

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Claim 2: “strikes on populated areas continue despite the declared ceasefire”

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Multiple sources confirm that strikes continued despite a ceasefire, specifically mentioning strikes on June 20, 2026, hours after a ceasefire was in place.

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web search NEUTRAL — Since 2 March 2026, there has been an ongoing war in Lebanon between Israel and the militant group Hezbollah, with Israel invading parts of Lebanon.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 2, 2026 ... Israel continues its campaign in the south, though has not struck Beirut after a deal announced by the US.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c936zvne0l6o

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 20, 2026 ... Devastating Strikes Hit Lebanon Amid Fragile Ceasefire On April 8, Israeli airstrikes across Beirut and other regions in Lebanon caused heavy ...
https://www.facebook.com/Reuters/posts/israeli-strikes-kill-…

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Claim 3: “while 10,990 people have been injured”

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Evidence confirms the start date of the conflict, but the specific injury count of 10,990 is not found in the provided evidence.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — March is the third month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. In the Northern Hemisphere, the meteorological beginning of spring occurs on the first day of Ma…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — March and March (established in March 2024) is a South African civic organisation focused on illegal immigration. The movement is associated with Operation Dudula and Patriotic Alliance's call of depo…
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Claim 4: “leaving 35 people dead and 120 wounded over the past 24 hours, the country's Health Ministry reported”

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While evidence confirms strikes occurred, the specific casualty figures (35 dead, 120 wounded) for that 24-hour window are not present in the provided evidence snippets.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An ongoing conflict between the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and Israel began on 8 October 2023, when Hezbollah launched rockets and artillery at Israeli positions following Hamas's October 7 att…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah–Israel_conflict_(202…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the 2026 Lebanon war covers the period from 2 March 2026, when Hezbollah fired projectiles towards Israel from Lebanon following the start of the 2026 Iran war, to the present.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Lebanon_w…

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web search NEUTRAL — After the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire following World War I, Lebanon came under the Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon, administered by France, which established Greater Lebanon.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon

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Claim 5: “The total number of fatalities since the military escalation began on March 2 has reached 3,593”

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Evidence confirms a war began on March 2, 2026, but the specific total fatality count of 3,593 is not mentioned in the provided search results.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The March man refer to: Bataan Death March in the Philippines during World War II March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, a 1963 civil rights event Salt March, when Gandhi in 1930 walked to protest…
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