BEIRUT, Lebanon, March 6, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - At least 217 people have been killed and 798 wounded in Lebanon since the start of a new war between Israel and Hezbollah on Monday, Lebanon's health ministry announced Friday.

The previous toll from the ministry, published Thursday evening, was 123 dead and 683 wounded.

Israeli air strikes hit south and east Lebanon as well as Beirut's southern suburbs on Friday.