Israel-Palestine Escalation
Israel was hit by an unprecedented rocket attack from the Gaza Strip on October 7, with Hamas movement's troops infiltrating border areas. On October 8, the Israeli government announced that it had invoked Article 40 of the Basic Law, which means the country was officially in a state of war.

Israeli Strikes on Southern Lebanon Kill 564 Since October 2023, Lebanese Health Ministry Says

© AP Photo / Hussein MallaBlack smoke rises from an Israeli airstrike on the outskirts of Aita al-Shaab, a Lebanese border village with Israel in south Lebanon, Monday, Nov. 13, 2023.
Black smoke rises from an Israeli airstrike on the outskirts of Aita al-Shaab, a Lebanese border village with Israel in south Lebanon, Monday, Nov. 13, 2023. - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 23.08.2024
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BEIRUT (Sputnik) - The number of people killed in Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon since October 2023 has reached 564, with over 1,800 others injured, the Lebanese Health Ministry said on Thursday.
"The number of victims of Israeli aggression increased to 564 people, while 1,848 citizens sustained injuries," a report by the ministry read.
In addition, over 110,000 people in southern Lebanon have been displaced since the start of the escalation with Israel, the ministry said.
The situation on the Israeli-Lebanese border escalated after the start of Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip in October 2023. The Israel Defense Forces and Lebanon's Hezbollah fighters have been conducting attacks on each other's positions in areas along the border.
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