(23 Sep 2024)
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Lebanese Health Ministry, Beirut, Lebanon – 23 September 2024
1. Wide of news conference with Firass Abiad, Lebanese Health Minister
2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Firass Abiad, Lebanese Health Minister:
"In fact, today, the Israeli enemy has launched hundreds of strikes on various areas in different areas in Lebanon, especially in the southern region."
3. Cutaway of reporters ++MUTE++
4. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Firass Abiad, Lebanese Health Minister:
"The people coming to the hospitals were civilians, including a large number of women and children. The attacks also targeted ambulances, medical centers and fire trucks. They also targeted the cars of some displaced persons or the convoys of cars of displaced persons who were displaced from areas to safer areas."
5. Cutaway of media ++MUTE++
6. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Firass Abiad, Lebanese Health Minister:
"The current toll because, unfortunately, the situation is still evolving as there are currently attacks in the Bekaa region, other than attacks in the southern region., The current toll available to the Emergency Operations Room at the Ministry of Public Health is 274 martyrs, including 20 children and 39 women. These are the ones I’ve known so far. Some martyrs have not been identified, and their numbers will be updated in time."
7. Cutaway of media ++MUTE++
8. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Firass Abiad, Lebanese Health Minister:
"The number of wounded people so far received in hospitals is 1,024, and 27 hospitals participated in receiving the wounded. Regarding the ambulance and medical teams, two ambulance teams were killed, and 16 were injured. "
9. Cutaway of media ++MUTE++
10. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Firass Abiad, Lebanese Health Minister:
“The numbers we are seeing fall in these attacks are unprecedented. I mean, I want to go back to the 2006 attack or war. During the war. Almost 10,000, or 11,000 were wounded. In less than a week, the number was almost 5,000 wounded. This is a true testimony to the brutality and aggression in which the Zionist enemy is acting."
11. Cutaway
12. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Firass Abiad, Lebanese Health Minister:
"We can say that all those who were killed today are civilians, and anyone can see that it was civilian targets that were hit – hence the meeting that took place today in Saray where the Prime Minister spoke. The Minister in charge of emergency management, Minister Yassin, was clear in holding the international community responsible for what is happening in Lebanon."
13. Various of exterior of ministry
STORYLINE:
Lebanese Health Minister Firass Abiad says 274 people have been killed in ongoing Israeli strikes Monday, and more than 1,000 injured.
At a press conference in Beirut, Abiad said the attacks have displaced thousands of families. He also said Israeli strikes have struck hospitals, medical centers and ambulances.
The minister said that all areas hit are civilians areas, and all those killed were civilians.
This is the deadliest barrage since the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war. The Israeli military announced that it hit some 800 targets Monday, claiming it was going after Hezbollah weapons.
AP video by Ali Sharafeddine
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