
Nurses arriving at the Rafik Hariri Governmental Hospital in Beirut for training as part of an emergency plan by the Lebanese Ministry of Health on Aug. 22, 2024. (Credit: Anwar Amro/AFP)
The Lebanese Health Ministry released its latest figures on Thursday regarding the ongoing clashes between Hezbollah and Israel along the southern Lebanese border and northern Israel, which began on Oct. 8, 2023.
According to the data, based on information from hospitals up until Tuesday, Aug. 20, the conflict has resulted in a total of 2,412 casualties, including 564 deaths. Of the total, 678 injured individuals required hospitalization.
The ministry's statistics indicate that 84 percent of the victims are men, and 93 percent are Lebanese nationals, with 53 percent aged between 25 and 44, slightly different from previous reports. Among the recorded injuries, 42 percent resulted from trauma due to Israeli bombardments, 33 percent from explosions, and 15 percent from exposure to chemicals, with little change from earlier updates.
Citing figures from the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the ministry reported that 110,099 people have been displaced from the border region since Oct. 8.
According to the latest count by L'Orient Today, 422 Hezbollah fighters have died since the start of the clashes, both in Lebanon and Syria, with 380 killed in Lebanon.