Israel continued its attacks in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, after Monday’s bombings killed hundreds of people.
Israel continued this Tuesday with its attacks in some areas of southern Lebanon, after Monday’s day in which it left hundreds dead and almost two thousand injuredaccording to United Nations reports.
According to what is detailed by the UN, the bombings also forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of Lebanesemost of whom headed to Beirut, the country’s capital, or Sidon, the largest city in the south.
For its part, From Tel Aviv it was stated that the bomb attack killed a “large number” of Hezbollah militiamenalthough it did not detail how many of the deceased were members of the group and how many were innocent civilians.
What figures have Israel’s attacks in Lebanon left behind?
According to UN reports, Monday’s attacks left a total of 558 dead and 1,835 injured in the southern part of Lebanon. Of this total, 50 victims are minors and 94 are womenaccording to what was detailed by the Lebanese Minister of Health, Firas Abiad.
“The vast majority, if not all, were unarmed people who were in their homes“said the official, according to what was reported by the international press.
For his part, the spokesperson for the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), Matthew Saltmarsh, regretted that The number of people forced to leave their homes “continues to increase” to seek security in areas further away from the border between Lebanon and Israel.
Meanwhile, the high representative of the European Union for Foreign Policy, Josep Borrell, stated that “we are on the brink of a total war” in Lebanon, and specified that “the catastrophe continues, and the escalation in Lebanon is extremely dangerous and worrying.”
“I was in Lebanon a few days ago, just before the explosion of electronic devices. It has been creating terror among the Lebanese population. I can say that we are almost in a total war. We are seeing more military attacks, more collateral damage, more victims“, summarized the representative.