Lebanon's civil defense agency said Tuesday it had recovered the bodies of 18 people from several towns in southern Lebanon since Sunday. The claim, reported by Israeli security analyst Yair Goldblatt, is unverified and does not distinguish between combatants and civilians. It follows ongoing IDF operations against Hezbollah targets in the area.
Lebanon's civil defense agency claims its teams have recovered 18 bodies from multiple towns in southern Lebanon since Sunday, according to Israeli security analyst Yair Goldblatt, who cited the agency's statement on Tuesday.
The figure is unverified and does not distinguish between Hezbollah operatives and civilians, a recurring ambiguity in casualty reporting from Lebanese sources amid ongoing Israeli military operations in the region. The IDF has conducted sustained strikes against Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon over recent weeks, reporting dozens of operatives eliminated and infrastructure destroyed.
The 18 reported recoveries since Sunday add to a broader toll that Lebanon's Health Ministry said on Monday had reached 3,798 killed since March 2. Those cumulative figures, similarly unverified and without combatant-civilian breakdown, are frequently cited by international media but carry significant uncertainty. Israeli sources and the IDF maintain that most casualties are Hezbollah operatives.
No independent corroboration of the civil defense agency's latest claim is available, and it remains unclear over which specific towns and period the 18 bodies were collected.
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