Death toll

Death toll in Middle East rises, as Iran and Israel ramp up strikes

By Catherine Nicholls

The US, Israel and Iran continue to exchange strikes in the Middle East, and the death toll in the region also climb.

Here’s the most recent number of deaths which have occurred as a result of the conflict, according to a CNN tally from regional sources.

• Iran: Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations said Tuesday that more than 1,300 civilians have died in US-Israeli strikes on the country since the conflict started. A recent update from the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) said that 1,262 civilians and 190 military personnel have been killed in the same time frame.
• Lebanon: At least 570 people have been killed in Lebanon since Israel began strikes on the country last week, the country’s Disaster Risk Management Unit said Tuesday. Two Israeli soldiers were also killed in southern Lebanon early Sunday morning, according to the Israeli military.
• Iraq: 18 members of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces have been killed in strikes on the country, the Iran-backed militia has said. Another three Iranian Kurdish fighters and one security member of the Kurdistan Regional Government have also been killed in the conflict, the fighters’ groups and KRG confirmed to CNN.
• Israel: At least 12 people have been killed by strikes in Israel since the war began, according to Israeli emergency service Magen David Adom. Nine of these people were killed in a direct missile hit on a residential building on the city of Beit Shemesh, MDA said.
• Kuwait: At least 12 have been killed in Kuwait, including six US service members, two Kuwaiti service members, and two Kuwaiti security personnel, according to CENTCOM, Kuwait’s army and the country’s interior ministry.
• UAE: At least six people have died in the United Arab Emirates as a result of Iranian attacks, its defense ministry said Tuesday. Those killed were of Emirati, Pakistani, Nepalese and Bangladeshi nationality, it added.
• Saudi Arabia: Two people were killed after a military projectile struck a residential facility in the city of Al-Kharj, Saudi Civil Defense said. A US service member has also died from their injuries after an attack on troops in Saudi Arabia on the second day of the war, according to the US military.
• Bahrain: One person was killed after debris from an intercepted missile sparked a fire on a “foreign vessel” in Bahrain’s Salman Industrial City, Bahraini state media said last week. Separately, a 29-year-old Bahraini woman died after an Iranian strike on the capital Manama, according to Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior.
• Oman: An Indian national was killed after an unmanned boat attacked an oil tanker he was working on, 52 nautical miles off the Omani coast, the Oman News Agency reported.