Lebanon: Death toll from Israeli occupation aggression rises to 4,322

Beirut, July 12 (KUNA) -- The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced on Sunday that the number of fatalities from the Israeli occupation’s aggression on Lebanon has risen to 4,322. The ministry’s daily report, issued by its Health Emergency Operations Center, stated that the cumulative total of casualties from the aggression since March 2 amounts to 4,322 dead and 12,219 wounded.

In a related development on the ground, the Lebanese National News Agency reported that the Israeli occupation army shelled the entrance to the town of Zouitar al-Sharqiya with artillery, accompanied by intensive sweeps using machine guns. It also shelled the town of Kafr Binnet and blew up several houses in the town of Majdal Zoun and the city of Bint Jbeil.

Since March 2, Lebanon has witnessed a wide-scale military escalation and violent air strikes, resulting in thousands of casualties and widespread destruction, displacing hundreds of thousands of people.

The attacks continue despite Lebanon signing a tripartite framework agreement with the United States and the Israeli occupation at the conclusion of a fifth round of Lebanese-Israeli talks, mediated by the United States, in Washington. (End) A.Y.B. / T.A.B.