11:15 AM | 18 Mar 2026
"Health" announces the death toll at night
Fady Mahouly
The Health Emergency Operations Center of the Ministry of Public Health issued a statement announcing that the Israeli enemy’s raid on a car in the seaside Corniche area - Sidon led to the death of two citizens and the wounding of a citizen.
Among the two martyrs was a paramedic in the Lebanese Civil Defense who succumbed to his wounds, adding to the list of martyrs among health workers who were martyred in this war, despite the fact that international humanitarian law stipulates their protection.
The Ministry of Health announced that the death toll from the raids launched by the Israeli enemy at dawn today on the Basta and Zoqaq al-Blat areas in the capital, Beirut, had risen to 10 martyrs and 27 wounded.
The Health Emergency Operations Center of the Ministry of Public Health also issued a statement announcing that the Israeli enemy’s raid on an apartment in Zoqaq al-Blat in Beirut this morning led to the death of two citizens and the wounding of 14.
The Ministry of Health pointed out that the Israeli enemy’s raids on the town of Sohmar in the Western Bekaa led, as an initial outcome, to the death of two citizens and the wounding of six.