Lebanon says death toll from current round of conflict is up to 77

The number of people killed in Lebanon since a resurgence in hostilities between Israel and the Hezbollah terror group on Monday has risen to 77, with 527 people wounded, the Lebanese health ministry says.

It is not clear how many of the casualties are civilians. The health ministry earlier claimed that seven children were killed.

After attacks by the US and Israel on Iran, Hezbollah launched missiles and drones into Israel Monday for the first time in over a year, and Israel has retaliated with strikes on Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon and Beirut’s southern suburbs.

More than 83,000 people have been displaced in Lebanon by the renewed conflict, with the Israeli army estimating that the number has passed 300,000 as it urges civilians to evacuate the area and head north of the Litani River..