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Israeli war kills more than 1,200 in Lebanon

Lebanon's health ministry said on Sunday that Israeli strikes had killed 1,238 people in the country since the start of the latest war with Hezbollah on March 2.

The toll included 124 children, while more than 3,500 people had been wounded, the ministry said in a statement.

On Saturday and Sunday alone, 49 people were killed, it said, including 10 rescue workers and three journalists.

Source: Agence France Presse


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