Residents of the Christian Lebanese border village of Qlayaa mourn over the coffin of their village’s priest, Father Pierre al-Rahi during his funeral on March 11, 2026. Fighting flared last week between Israel and Lebanese militant group Hezbollah as part of a wider regional war, prompting the Israeli military to warn people across swathes of southern Lebanon to flee. Farther east in the village of Qlayaa, a parish priest died on March 9 of wounds sustained from Israeli tank fire, sparking anger and fear. (Photo by Rabih DAHER / AFP)
Lebanon said Wednesday that the death toll in 10 days of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah during the Middle East war had reached 634, while more than 800,000 people have registered as displaced.
In updated figures, Health Minister Rakan Nassereddine told a press conference that the death toll included 91 children, while more than 1,500 people have been wounded.
Social Affairs Minister Haneen Sayed said the number of displaced people who registered their names on a website affiliated with the ministry had reached some 816,000, including around 126,000 staying in collective shelters.
AFP