Lebanon says death toll from growing Israeli operation now at 886, including 38 health workers

CBS

Lebanon’s national Ministry of Health said Friday that the death toll from Israel’s still-growing military operation against the Iranian-backed group Hezbollah had killed at least 886 people, including 38 health workers.

Israel announced Monday the beginning of a ground incursion in southern Lebanon, warning that hundreds of thousands of residents from towns and villages in the large area south of the Litani river would not be permitted to return to their homes until the Israeli military achieved its objectives.

Israeli strikes have also hammered some southern suburbs of Beirut in recent weeks, where Hezbollah has had a longstanding presence.