At least nine people died and 28 were injured in Israeli bombings in the villages of Barja (south of Beirut) and Maaysrah (north of the capital), the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health said today.
According to the government report, the first air attack against Barja, north of the city of Sidon (38 kilometers south of Beirut), caused a provisional number of four deaths and 14 injuries.
As for the village of Maaysrah, in the district of Keserwan (about 38 kilometers north of Beirut), the Lebanese ministry has so far reported five dead and 14 injured as a result of Israeli bombings.
The Lebanese Ministry of Health renewed its appeal in the media and on social networks to promote blood donation in hospitals.
“There is a clear mechanism coordinated with the Red Cross to secure blood units as quickly as needed and in the right locations,” said the government department.
For three weeks, Israel has been carrying out an intense bombing campaign against southern and eastern Lebanon, as well as against Beirut, which has killed most of the more than 2,200 people who have lost their lives in Lebanon since October 2023.
The conflict worsened on October 1st with the Israeli Army’s land invasion of southern Lebanon.
