Middle East, Apr 08 (V7N) – A two-week ceasefire between the United States, Israel, and Iran has come into effect following mediation by Pakistan. US President Donald Trump and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi confirmed the agreement. Israel has agreed to halt military action against Iran, except in Lebanon, and Tehran has guaranteed that the Strait of Hormuz will remain secure during the ceasefire.

Despite the truce, the war, which began on February 28 with attacks by the US and Israel on Iran, has caused thousands of casualties across the Middle East.

According to the US-based human rights organization HRANA, Iran has suffered 3,636 deaths, including 1,701 civilians and at least 254 children. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies reported at least 1,900 deaths and 20,000 injuries in Iran.

Other casualty figures include:

  • Israel: 34 deaths (23 from Iranian and Lebanese missile attacks, 11 soldiers, including a farmer killed in an Israeli attack)

  • United States: 13 military personnel killed, over 300 injured (6 in a plane crash over Iraq, 7 in direct actions)

  • Lebanon: 1,530 deaths, including at least 129 children; over 400 fighters killed, 10 Lebanese soldiers, and 3 UN peacekeepers

  • Iraq: 117 deaths, including civilians, Iranian-backed militias, Kurdish Peshmerga, police, and soldiers

  • UAE: 13 deaths (12 in Iranian attacks, including 2 soldiers; 1 killed by debris in Abu Dhabi)

  • Qatar: 7 deaths in a helicopter crash, including Qatari and Turkish personnel

  • Kuwait: 7 deaths, including military and interior ministry personnel

  • West Bank: 4 Palestinian women killed in an Iranian missile attack

  • Syria: 4 deaths from an Iranian missile strike on Sweida

  • Bahrain: 2 deaths, including a Moroccan contractor

  • Oman: 2 deaths from drone strikes and tanker attacks

  • Saudi Arabia: 2 deaths from a projectile in Al-Kharj

  • France: 1 French soldier killed, 6 wounded in northern Iraq

  • Bangladesh: 6 nationals killed, confirmed by State Minister Shama Obaid Islam

The ceasefire offers a temporary pause, but the high death toll underscores the severe human cost of the conflict.

Source: Reuters

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