The death toll from Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon has climbed to 394 since March 2, including 83 children and 42 women, Lebanon's Health Minister Rakan Nasreddine announced Sunday. More than 1,130 people have been wounded, with 254 children and 274 women among the injured.

Nasreddine spoke at a press conference in Beirut, noting that many strikes hit residential areas and civilian facilities in southern and eastern Lebanon. He highlighted deadly incidents in the past 48 hours, such as one in the Bekaa Valley that killed six family members, including four children. Emergency teams have also suffered losses, with nine health workers killed and 16 wounded, including Lebanese Red Cross paramedics. Five hospitals have sustained partial damage, forcing some medical facilities to suspend operations.

Strikes continued Sunday, including a drone attack on a hotel in central Beirut's Raouche district that killed four Iranian Quds Force commanders, according to Israel. The military targeted five senior members of Iran's Lebanon Corps, accused of planning attacks on Israel and supporting the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. In south Lebanon, airstrikes hit over 20 towns Saturday night, destroying a building in Seir al-Gharbiya and killing 19, mostly women and children.

The escalation began March 2 when Hezbollah launched rockets toward a missile defense site south of Haifa, its first attack since a November 2024 ceasefire. Hezbollah acted in response to the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran. Israel responded with an offensive campaign of airstrikes, ground incursions south of the Litani River, and evacuation orders for southern villages and Beirut's southern suburbs.

Israel claims to have killed around 200 Hezbollah militants and key figures, including intelligence chief Hussain Makled and Quds Force commanders like Daoud Ali Zadeh. The IDF has struck Hezbollah headquarters, drone warehouses, and media outlets like Al-Manar TV. Hezbollah has fired missiles and drones at Israeli bases, the Golan Heights, and Haifa, injuring soldiers and damaging vehicles.

Lebanese authorities have condemned Hezbollah's actions as irresponsible and ordered arrests of Iranian Revolutionary Guards, though implementation remains unclear. Over 500,000 people have been displaced in Lebanon. On the Israeli side, at least five soldiers have been killed or severely injured, with three UNIFIL peacekeepers wounded.

France expressed solidarity with Lebanon and Israeli civilians, while UNIFIL monitors the border. The conflict risks drawing Lebanon deeper into the broader U.S.-Israel-Iran war.