Hostilities drive up casualties, displacement in Lebanon despite ceasefire

Hostilities are driving up casualties, forcing people to flee and deepening humanitarian needs in Lebanon despite the ceasefire with Israel, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.



The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that airstrikes were reported in southern Lebanon and other parts of the country.



Lebanon's Ministry of Public Health reported on Monday that 824 people have been killed and more than 2,000 others injured in Lebanon since a ceasefire was first announced on April 16. A 45-day ceasefire extension was announced on Saturday.



Since the escalation on March 2 following the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, at least 3,020 people have been killed and more than 9,200 others injured. Some 95,000 people have fled as a result of the repeated Israeli displacement orders issued since the weekend, OCHA said.



The office said there were several attacks on health care facilities.