The Lebanese death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks has risen to 2,418 since October of last year, in addition to 11,336 others injured, Lebanese Environment Minister announced on Friday. A report released by Lebanese Environment Minister Nasser Yassin, also coordinator the government's emergency committee, showed that since October 8 last year, Lebanon has suffered 10,333 attacks from Israel. The Lebanese government has set up 1,098 shelters to house the surging displaced people, with 902 of them already running in full capacity. Currently, 191,501 displaced individuals are staying in the officially established shelters, the report said. The report also showed that from September 23 to October 18 this year, 335,948 Syrian citizens and 135,181 Lebanese citizens have entered Syria through border crossings.

Source: Economic Times October 19, 2024 12:33 UTC