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Death toll from Israeli attacks on Lebanon nears 2,760 — Health Ministry

TASS · 🇮🇱 public Israel · · 101 words
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What to know about Death toll from Israeli attacks on Lebanon nears 2,760 — Health Ministry

The Lebanese health ministry reports that Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon resulted in 32 deaths and 74 injuries over the past day. The ministry states that these attacks occurred despite a ceasefire in effect since April 17 and provided cumulative casualty figures since March 2.

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What happened

Thirty-two people died and 74 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 2,759, with 8,512 people being injured," it said in a statement posted on its X page.

Common ground

According to the ministry, the attacks targeted neighborhoods near the cities of Nabatieh, Saida, and Tyre.

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The Lebanese health ministry reports that Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon resulted in 32 deaths and 74 injuries over the past day. The ministry states that these attacks occurred despite a ceasefire in effect since April 17 and provided cumulative casualty figures since March 2.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 4 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 overall death toll since the outbreak of the ongoing armed escalation on March 2 has climbed to 2,759, with 8,512 people being injured”
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The web search results provided for this claim are dictionary definitions of the word 'since' and do not contain any factual data regarding death tolls or injury counts for an escalation starting March 2.
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web search NEUTRAL — The meaning of SINCE is from a definite past time until now. How to use since in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/since
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web search NEUTRAL — We use since as a preposition, a conjunction and an adverb to refer to a time, and as a conjunction to introduce a reason.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/sin…
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web search NEUTRAL — You use since to introduce reasons or explanations. I'm forever on a diet, since I put on weight easily.
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/sinc…
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Claim 2: “the ceasefire that has been in force since April 17”
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Two independent news sources (Al Jazeera and TASS) explicitly confirm that a ceasefire has been in effect since April 17.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Hezbollah said its forces clashed with Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon near the border... despite a ceasefire since April 17
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/5/iran-war-whats-happe…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — "Since the ceasefire came into effect (at 0:00 a.m. on April 17 - TASS), IDF soldiers south of the Yellow Line in southern Lebanon have identified several incidents in which terrorists violated the ce…
https://tass.com/world/2119127
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Claim 3: “Thirty-two people died and 74 were injured after Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon during the past day”
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The claim states 32 deaths and 74 injuries. However, the provided evidence reports significantly lower numbers: one source mentions 'seven killed' and another mentions 'at least 5 civilians' killed. There is a direct contradiction in the casualty figures provided by the evidence versus the claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — Israeli airstrikes across southern Lebanon killed at least 5 civilians and wounded several others in the Qana area on the outskirts of Tyre, according to the official Lebanese news agency (NNA) as rel…
https://newscord.org/article/israeli-airstrikes-kill-at-leas…
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web search NEUTRAL — South Governorate, Lebanon Israeli artillery shelling targeted the towns of Zawtar al-Sharqiya and al-Mansouri in southern Lebanon. Nabatiyeh Governorate, Lebanon An airstrike targeted the town of Jeb…
https://lebanon.liveuamap.com/en/2026/5-may-08-two-israeli-a…
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web search NEUTRAL — Seven killed in southern Lebanon amid Israeli airstrikes and ceasefire tensionsState media reported that several villages were hit as neighbourhoods near the...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22LgbMVz1gE
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Claim 4: “the attacks targeted neighborhoods near the cities of Nabatieh, Saida, and Tyre”
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Multiple sources confirm airstrikes targeting these specific areas: one source mentions Nabatieh and nearby villages, another mentions the town of Al-Sama'iyah in the city of Tyre, and a third mentions the Nabatieh district. This corroborates the targeting of neighborhoods near Nabatieh and Tyre.
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web search NEUTRAL — A new Israeli airstrike targeted the town of Al-Sama'iyah in the city of Tyre, southern Lebanon.The explosions heard in the city of Homs and its countryside resulted from Israeli airstrikes on the Leb…
https://lebanon.liveuamap.com/en/2026/8-april-14-israeli-esc…
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web search NEUTRAL — Watch video of Israeli airstrikes hitting multiple areas in southern Lebanon, including Nabatieh, Kfar Roummane and nearby villages, amid rising regional tensions.
https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/watch-the-moment-israeli-str…
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web search NEUTRAL — Following the 1982 Israeli invasion of southern Lebanon, in October 1983 an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) convoy drove into Nabatieh at the height of the Ashura celebrations. In the ensuing confrontatio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nabatieh
info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.