ISTANBUL

The Lebanese Health Ministry said Monday that nine people were killed and 137 others injured in Israeli attacks across various parts of Lebanon over the past 24 hours.

In a statement, the ministry said the latest figures brought the death toll since March 2 to 1,247, with 3,680 injured.

Areas in southern Lebanon, the southern suburbs of the capital Beirut, have witnessed continued escalation in Israeli air and artillery strikes, resulting in casualties and widespread damage to property and infrastructure.

The escalation comes amid the ongoing regional tensions and growing international warnings over a potential widening of the conflict and its humanitarian and security repercussions.