In a joint press conference on Tuesday with President of the Hospitals Association, Sueiman Haroun, Health Minister, Dr. Firas Abiad, announced that the death toll from Israeli airstrikes has reached “558, including 50 children and 94 women, in addition to 1,835 injured.”

“There are still a significant number of remains that security forces are working to identify,” Abiad said, emphasizing that “we had previously established disaster response plans, which are now in implementation, enabling hospitals to fulfill their roles in the face of aggression.”

Source: National news agency – Lebanon