Death toll rises across region
The number of Middle East casualties continues to increase after the United States and Israel launched large-scale airstrikes against Iran on 28 February, triggering a wider regional conflict that has claimed lives in several countries.
Due to restrictions on media access, Agence France-Presse said it cannot independently verify the figures. The numbers are based mainly on statements from governments, military authorities, health ministries, and emergency services in each country.
Iran reports highest losses
Iran has recorded the highest number of Middle East casualties so far.
The Health Ministry announced on 8 March that more than 1,200 people had been killed, including about 200 women and 200 children under the age of 12, while over 10,000 civilians were injured.
No updated official toll has been released in recent days.
According to the US-based NGO Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), more than 3,114 people had been killed by 17 March.
The group said the dead include 1,354 civilians, at least 207 children, 1,138 military personnel, and 622 people whose status has not been clarified.
Israel and Palestinian territories
Israeli authorities and emergency services have reported 15 deaths, including 13 Israeli citizens and a migrant worker from the Philippines.
Late reports also mentioned another foreign worker killed, but no nationality was given.
Around 250 people have been injured in Israel since Iran began missile strikes in retaliation.
The Israeli army also confirmed the deaths of two soldiers during fighting in southern Lebanon against Hezbollah.
In the occupied West Bank, three Palestinian women were killed after fragments hit a hair salon near Hebron, according to emergency services.
Heavy toll in Lebanon
Lebanon’s Health Ministry said 968 people have been killed since hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah resumed on 2 March.
The dead include 116 children and 40 medical workers.
Authorities have also counted 2,432 injured, while more than one million people have reportedly been displaced.
The Lebanese army confirmed that six of its members were killed.
Hezbollah has not released its own casualty figures.
Gulf states report deaths after Iranian attacks
Authorities in several Gulf countries and the US Central Command (CENTCOM) reported 28 deaths since Iran launched retaliatory attacks.
Fifteen of the dead were civilians, while the others were soldiers or security personnel, including seven Americans.
Kuwait reported six deaths, including soldiers, border guards, and civilians.
The United Arab Emirates confirmed eight deaths, including two soldiers killed in a helicopter crash blamed on technical failure.
Saudi Arabia reported two civilian deaths, while Bahrain confirmed two more.
Oman said one sailor and two migrant workers were killed during drone attacks.
Qatar reported 32 injuries but no deaths.
Iraq, Syria and Jordan incidents
At least 64 people have been killed in Iraq since the war began, according to AFP estimates based on official and militia sources.
Iran-aligned Iraqi factions reported 46 deaths in airstrikes they blamed on Israel and the US.
France confirmed the death of a non-commissioned officer in a drone attack near Erbil, the first French military casualty.
Six US soldiers were killed in a plane crash in western Iraq.
In Jordan, the army said 29 people were injured by falling missile and drone debris but no deaths were reported.
Syrian state media said eight people were injured during exchanges of fire between Iran and Israel on 9 March.
US military losses
The United States has confirmed 13 military deaths so far:
six in Kuwait, six in the KC-135 refuelling aircraft crash in Iraq, and one in Saudi Arabia.
US officials also reported about 200 wounded personnel, including ten with serious injuries, since the conflict with Iran began.
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