The Emergency Health Operations Center of the Ministry of Public Health issued the following statement:

“In a very serious escalation, Israeli warplanes carried out a wave of simultaneous airstrikes on multiple areas in Lebanon, resulting in a preliminary toll of dozens of martyrs and hundreds of injured.

The Ministry of Public Health emphasizes that the priority at this stage is to carry out emergency rescue operations, save the lives of those still trapped under the rubble, and provide treatment for all the injured by distributing them to hospitals according to their condition.

Therefore, the Ministry of Public Health urges everyone to reduce traffic congestion, especially in Beirut neighborhoods, to allow priority access for rescue and ambulance operations.”