War on Lebanon: 36 killed, 150 injured by 'Israel' on October 8
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The Israeli aggression continues targeting civilians across Lebanon, raising the death toll to over 2,000 since the war began.
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Smoke rises from an Israeli airstrike in Dahyeh, Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, October 8, 2024. (AP)
On Tuesday, the Ministry of Health in Lebanon announced that 36 people were killed in the Israeli aggression across the country, and 150 more were injured.
In South Lebanon, "Israel" killed 15 civilians and injured 85 others. 15 others were murdered and 36 injured in Nabatieh.
In Bekaa, six martyrs were killed while eight civilians sustained injuries. Meanwhile, the Israeli aggression on Mount Lebanon resulted in the injury of 20 people.
The total death toll since "Israel" expanded its war into Lebanon has risen beyond 2,000, with over 10,000 injured.
Read more: 'Israel' carried out 26 airstrikes on Beirut in 24 hours
UN warns of Gaza-level devastation as war on Lebanon escalates
UN humanitarian officials on Tuesday called for urgent action to prevent the escalating conflict in Lebanon from descending into the same level of devastation seen in Gaza.
As "Israel’s" bombardment of Lebanon intensifies, Matthew Hollingworth, the Lebanon country director for the United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP), expressed deep concern over the similarities between the two situations.
"We need to do everything we can to stop that from happening," Hollingworth urged, speaking from Beirut during a press briefing in Geneva.
Having spent the first half of the year coordinating WFP operations in Gaza before transitioning to its Lebanon office, he said the threat of Lebanon falling into the same "spiral of doom" weighed heavily on his mind. "We shouldn't allow that to happen," he added.
