Civilian Casualties in Lebanon

Mid-April updates to the spiraling Middle East conflict show mounting civilian and military losses across Iran, Lebanon, Israel and neighboring Gulf states amid a U.S.-led naval blockade that the Pentagon says has "completely halted" Iranian sea trade. New counts published by human-rights groups and national authorities put civilian deaths at least 1,701 in Iran (including 254 children) according to the Human Rights Activists News Agency and 2,124 in Lebanon per the Lebanese health ministry; other reported losses include some 32 killed in attacks in Persian Gulf nations, 22 civilians and 12 soldiers killed in Israel and Lebanon respectively, and 13 American service members. Iran's Red Crescent president has said emergency teams have rescued more than 7,200 people from rubble after U.S. and Israeli strikes, underlining the scale of destruction even as Tehran has offered only limited comprehensive casualty data more than a month into the fighting.