death toll

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Iranian state media have put the death toll at 168 or higher, but Ebrahim Taheri, the prosecutor of Minab, provided a breakdown of the 156 casualties local authorities counted.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Elsewhere in the region, the death toll from Israel’s military campaign in Lebanon has reached 2,521 people since March 2, with an additional 7,804 wounded, Lebanon’s Health Ministry said Monday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Other agencies place the death toll in the tens of thousands.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

Haiti's Le Nouvelliste newspaper first reported the death toll, citing Petit.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

But in 2012, new research indicated that the death toll was higher, at least 750,000 men or almost 2.4 percent of the population.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly