Israeli Strikes Kill Over 1,400 in Lebanon Including Antioch Bombing

Israeli strikes on Lebanon killed at least 1,461 people according to the Lebanese Health Ministry.

“Beirut, Lebanon – On Sunday evening, Georges, 44, was sitting on his balcony in Ain Saadeh, a predominantly Christian area east of Beirut, when his phone rang in his kitchen”

Al Jazeera

The dead included 132 children and 69 women.

Al Jazeera

Nearly 52,000 homes were damaged or destroyed.

Hits on civilian infrastructure mounted as power plants were disabled.

On March 31, Israeli forces bombed the Saint Peter Church in Antioch.

At least 33 people were killed including Lebanon's Culture Minister.

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The United Nations condemned the attack as a clear breach of international humanitarian law.

The war's expansion into Christian and Sunni areas intensified Lebanon's sectarian fault lines.

“Israel renewed its strikes on various areas of Lebanon on Sunday night, while the Lebanese Health Ministry announced the death toll from Israeli attacks that have been ongoing for more than a month”

Sky News Arabia

The dead and injured included members of the Christian Lebanese Forces party.

President Jozef Aoun renewed his call for negotiations with Israel.

The internally displaced faced discrimination and violence.

UNIFIL expressed grave concern over attacks near its positions.

Macron pledged to advance an international framework for Lebanon.

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Lebanon faced humanitarian collapse and political fragmentation.