51 killed, 223 injured in Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon: Health Ministry
The cross-border conflict between Israel and Hezbollah has been active since October 8, 2023, after Hamas launched an attack on southern Israel.
Beirut: As a minimum Fifty one people were dead and 223 injured resulting from the ongoing Israeli airstrikes across Lebanon, as per the Lebanese Health Ministry. As per a report in Xinhua news agency, the Ministry confirmed casualties at greater than one locations across southern and eastern Lebanon, including Bint Jbeil, Ain Qana, Qabrikha and Tebnine.
Militia sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, revealed to Xinhua that Israeli warplanes struck around Ninety villages and towns in southern and eastern Lebanon. One of a couple of casualties become Kamel Karaki, a photojournalist for Lebanese Al-Manar TV, who become killed in a strike on the southeastern village of Qantara. Furthermore, local media reported no less than seven deaths and Sixteen injuries resulting from strikes near Beirut, including three fatalities in Maaysrah, located northeast of the capital, and four in Joun within the Chouf district.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) stated that Hezbollah launched a surface-to-surface missile at Tel Aviv early Wednesday, activating sirens all through the city and nearby areas. The IDF said it intercepted the missile using the David’s Sling defence system, with no injuries or damage reported.
In an announcement, the IDF announced the mobilization of two reserve ground brigades to the Israel-Lebanon border after conducting a “situational assessment.” They noted that the troops will be engaged in “operational activities on the northern front.” It stated that the mobilisation would “enable the continuation of strive against against Hezbollah, the defence of Israel, and create the conditions for northern Israel’s residents to come to their homes”.
This amplify in violence comes after Israeli bombardments on Monday and Tuesday, which are some of essentially the most important Israeli assaults on Lebanon since 2006. Official reports show that the 2-day strikes have resulted in over 550 deaths and approximately 1,800 injuries in Lebanon.
On Tuesday, an Israeli airstrike targeting a residential building in Beirut’s southern suburbs resulted within the deaths of Hezbollah commander Ibrahim Muhammad Qubaisi and 5 others, as reported by the Shia militant group.
The escalation follows last week’s explosions that targeted conversation devices -pagers and walkies-talkies – all through Lebanon, leading to dozens of fatalities. The cross-border conflict between Israel and Hezbollah has been active since October eight, 2023, after Hamas launched an attack on southern Israel.
(With IANS Inputs)
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