25.07.2024 15:30

About 540 people died as a result of Israel's attacks on Lebanon in 10 days

Since July 15, Israel has carried out 5,736 attacks on southern Lebanon, killing about 540 people. 1850 people were injured. Also, more than 1,800 hectares of land were burned, and about 28,000 families were moved to safe areas. There are also losses on the Israeli side. In particular, 43 settlements in the north of the country were evacuated, more than 1500 buildings, vehicles and infrastructure were damaged.

About 540 people have been killed and hundreds injured in thousands of attacks in southern Lebanon since fighting began on July 15, according to lawmaker Fadi Alam, head of the Lebanese parliament's foreign affairs committee, Arab News reported .

According to the MP, 538 people died and 1850 were injured as a result of 5736 attacks.

The Foreign Affairs Committee met with several ambassadors from the European Union, Switzerland , Norway, Great Britain and Canada on Wednesday to present the results of Israel's ongoing attacks on southern Lebanon.

Deputy Alama said, "When we talked about the 1,800 hectares of land deliberately burned by the enemy of Israel, representatives of diplomatic missions and international organizations were shocked. They were also shocked by the number of schools that were attacked and the number of students who were unable to complete their studies and moved to other places. In addition, they were informed about 28,000 new families displaced from the attacked areas every day."

The parliamentarian said that the government should develop a plan and road map as soon as possible.

MP Wael Abu Faur, a member of the Parliament's Foreign Relations Committee, said, "The human, medical, urban, agricultural and environmental costs of the Israeli attacks have been enormous. According to preliminary estimates from Lebanese institutions, in addition to other damages and losses, there are currently approx. It costs $2 billion.

Fighting between Hezbollah and the Israeli army continued on Wednesday. According to the Israeli press, 43 settlements in the north of the country were evacuated, more than 1500 buildings, vehicles and infrastructure were damaged. In addition, six industrial zones were damaged by Hezbollah strikes and hundreds of businesses were forced to close.

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