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Death toll from Israeli attacks on Lebanon exceeds 3,430 — health ministry

TASS · 🇮🇱 public Israel · · 96 words
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Lebanon's health ministry reports that at least 21 people were killed and 126 injured following Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon. The ministry states that the total death toll since March 2 has reached 3,433, with over 10,000 injuries.

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What happened

At least 21 people died and 126 more were injured after Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon during the past day, despite the ceasefire that has been in force since April 17, the country’s health ministry said.

Why it matters

"The overall death toll since the outbreak of the ongoing armed escalation on March 2 has climbed to 3,433, with 10,395 people being injured," it said in a statement posted on its X page.

Common ground

According to the ministry, as clear-up operations continue, the number of casualties may go further up by the end of the day.

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Lebanon's health ministry reports that at least 21 people were killed and 126 injured following Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon. The ministry states that the total death toll since March 2 has reached 3,433, with over 10,000 injuries.

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Claim 1: “10,395 people being injured”
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The OCHA Flash Update #31 explicitly confirms that since March 2, the Ministry of Public Health has reported 10,395 injuries due to hostilities.
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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…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_March
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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 protest organisation focused on illegal immigration. The movement is strongly associated with, and best known for, the 2026 anti-im…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_and_March
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Claim 2: “At least 21 people died and 126 more were injured after Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon during the past day”
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While web search results confirm Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon during June 2026 (e.g., 24 killed on June 10), none of the provided evidence specifically confirms the figure of '21 deaths and 126 injuries' for a 24-hour period ending June 1. Other reports mention different numbers (56 killed on April 6).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been at war with Iran and its regional allies. Hostilities broke out after US–Israeli airstrikes targeting Iranian military and government sit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In 1948, following the 1947–1948 war in Mandatory Palestine, the Israeli Declaration of Independence sparked the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, which resulted in the 1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight from…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Israel_(1948–presen…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Israeli–Lebanese conflict, or the South Lebanon conflict, is a long-running conflict involving Israel, Lebanon-based paramilitary groups, and sometimes Syria. The conflict peaked during the Lebane…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli–Lebanese_conflict
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Claim 3: “the ceasefire that has been in force since April 17”
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The claim is repeated multiple times in the cross-references, but all cross-references are from the same source (TASS). No independent news organization or Wikipedia entry confirms the existence of a ceasefire starting April 17; in fact, Wikipedia mentions a ceasefire in November 2024 and ongoing war since March 2, 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 2 March 2026, there has been an ongoing war in Lebanon between Israel and the Lebanese Shia militant group Hezbollah, with Israel invading parts of Lebanon. It is a resumption of major fighting …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 8 April 2026, shortly after the announcement of a ceasefire to the 2026 Iran war and Hezbollah signalling a pause in attacks against Israel according to the ceasefire, Israel launched what it descr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8_April_2026_Israeli_attacks_o…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lebanon, officially the Lebanese Republic, is a country in the Levant region of West Asia. Situated at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian Peninsula, it is bordered by Syria to t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon
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Claim 4: “The overall death toll since the outbreak of the ongoing armed escalation on March 2 has climbed to 3,433”
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The OCHA (United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) Flash Update #31 specifically reports that since March 2, the Ministry of Public Health has reported at least 3,433 deaths.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 2 March 2026, there has been an ongoing war in Lebanon between Israel and the Lebanese Shia militant group Hezbollah, with Israel invading parts of Lebanon. It is a resumption of major fighting …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lebanon, officially the Lebanese Republic, is a country in the Levant region of West Asia. Situated at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian Peninsula, it is bordered by Syria to t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The March 14 Alliance (Arabic: تحالف 14 آذار, romanized: taḥāluf 14 āḏār), named after the date of the Cedar Revolution, was a coalition of political parties and independents in Lebanon formed in 2005…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_14_Alliance
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