A wave of Israeli attacks in Eastern and southern Lebanon ha killed at least 31 people todaythe Lebanese Ministry of Health said, as Israel intensifies its air campaign against Iran-backed Hezbollah.
“Israeli enemy raids targeting the Baalbek-Hermel region killed 20 people, including 11 in the locality of Knaisseh,” a ministry statement said regarding the attacks in the east of the country under Hezbollah control . Another 14 people were injured, he said. In the south, where Hezbollah has a strong presence, Israeli attacks have killed at least 11 people, including six first responders linked to the group and its Shiite ally Amal. The ministry said five people were killed in the southern village of Hanouiyeh.
In another raid, in the village of Deir Qanun, five rescuers from the Risala Scouts association, linked to Amal, and another from the Islamic Health Committee, affiliated with Hezbollah, were killed. The Israeli military said in a statement that its planes hit “Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure sites in the Tire and Baalbek areas. “Among the targets hit were terrorists, operational centers and weapons depots.” The Lebanese agency NNA instead reported that “enemy fighter jets” destroyed two houses in the southern city of Nabatiyeh.