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Israeli Health Ministry: 4,713 treated since start of ‘Roaring Lion’

The ministry says 123 remain hospitalized, including 15 in serious condition.

People injured in a missile strike fired by Hezbollah that hit a residential building in the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona arrive at Ziv Medical Center in Safed, northern Israel, March 19, 2026. Photo by David Cohen/Flash90.
People injured in a missile strike fired by Hezbollah that hit a residential building in the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona arrive at Ziv Medical Center in Safed, northern Israel, March 19, 2026. Photo by David Cohen/Flash90.
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Israel’s Health Ministry said on Monday that 4,713 people have been evacuated to hospitals since the start of “Operation Roaring Lion” on Feb. 28.

As of 7 a.m. Monday, 123 remained hospitalized—15 in serious condition, 27 in satisfactory condition and 79 in good condition.

Over the past 24 hours, from 7 a.m. Sunday to 7 a.m. Monday, hospitals received 153 people who suffered injuries, including two in serious condition, two in satisfactory condition and 140 in good condition, according to the ministry.

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