Lebanese authorities said on Saturday that Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon on Friday killed at least 40 people, including children, after violent Israeli bombing targeting the southern suburbs of the capital, Beirut, overnight.
Lebanon’s Ministry of Health said at least seven people were killed in the coastal city of Tire on Friday night. The Israeli army had previously ordered the evacuation of large areas of the city, but an Israeli military spokesman did not publish such an order on the X social media platform before yesterday’s raids.
The ministry said two children were among the dead, and that rescue operations were continuing, and that other body parts recovered after the attack would be subjected to DNA tests to identify their owners. have to confirm.
The ministry said the strikes aimed at nearby towns on Saturday killed 13 people, including seven paramedics from rescue teams linked to Hezbollah and its ally, the Amal Movement.
Lebanese Ministry of Health: 7 paramedics killed in Israeli raids
As a result of the Israeli raid on the Ras al-Ain Monastery in Tire District, eight people were killed and 12 others were injured.
The ministry said at least 20 more were killed in Israeli strikes on Saturday on the eastern plains around the historic city of Baalbek.
The Israeli army said it bombed Hezbollah infrastructure sites in Tire and Baalbek, including fighters, “operational apartments” and military bases.
According to the Lebanese Ministry of Health, Israeli attacks killed at least 3,136 people and injured 13,979 in Lebanon over the past year. The number includes 619 women and 194 children.
Israel and the Lebanese group Hezbollah have been engaged in hostilities since October 2023, but the fighting has escalated significantly since the end of September this year. Israel is strengthening its air and field campaign, while the group is increasing its daily attacks with missiles and drones against Israel.
The Iran-backed group announced more than 20 operations today, in addition to an operation its fighters said it carried out yesterday, targeting a weapons factory south of Tel Aviv.
Israel also targeted the southern suburbs of Beirut with more than 12 raids overnight.
The suburb is a Hezbollah stronghold and was once densely populated, but Israeli raids destroyed many of its buildings, while yellow Hezbollah flags stand out from the rubble, according to Reuters reporters who Lebanese group on a tour of the region.
Some buildings were partially damaged as a result of the raids, which caused some floors to fall down and furniture and other personal items to fall onto cars parked below.
2024-11-09 20:09:00
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