ISTANBUL

The death toll from Israeli attacks on Lebanon has risen to 1,029 since the start of Israel’s expanded offensive on March 2, the Health Ministry said Sunday.

In a statement carried by the state news agency NNA, the ministry said that the total number of those injured during the same period reached 2,786.

The Israeli army has pounded Lebanon with airstrikes and launched a ground offensive in southern Lebanon since a cross-border attack by Hezbollah on March 2.

The current escalation followed a joint US-Israeli offensive on Iran, which has killed over 1,300 people since Feb. 28. Tehran has retaliated with drone and missile strikes targeting Israel, along with Jordan, Iraq, and Gulf countries, which it says are targeting “US military assets.”