At least 21 people died this Wednesday in a new wave of Israeli bombings against different points in the south and east of Lebanon, where the main strongholds of the Shiite group Hizullah are located, but also in areas considered safe north of Beirut, sources reported. officers.
The Ministry of Public Health said in a statement that at least three people were killed and nine others were injured in an Israeli bombing in the town of Al Maaysra, located a few kilometers from the tourist town of Byblos, north of Beirut. an area that had not been the target of attacks until now.
In addition, intense Israeli shelling caused the death of three people and the injury of thirteen in Ain Qana (south); four dead and seven injured in Jun, south of Beirut; while four more people died in an intense Israeli airstrike against the town of Bint Jbeil, in southern Lebanon.
The department added that another seven people lost their lives in several bombings targeting different towns in the Baalbek-Hermel region, in the east of the Mediterranean country.
More attacks
For its part, the Lebanese National News Agency (ANN) reported that Israel has expanded the radius of its bombings in recent hours, in which dozens of air attacks have been recorded in various areas of the country, but especially in the south. and the east, where Hezbollah has a greater presence.
“Since 10:30 a.m. today (7:30 GMT), Israeli fighter jets have carried out massive aerial aggression,” the agency said.
Likewise, the Israeli Army confirmed in a statement that it was “extensively attacking” the southern and eastern Bekaa Valley and added that dozens of Air Force fighters have participated in this morning’s attacks, which it stated were directed against more than a hundred Hezbollah “targets.”
Concentration points
According to the ANN, Israel’s “massive” bombings were concentrated mainly in the southern towns of Arnoun, in several points near the divide, Armati, Birkat al Jabour Sajad, Mleeta, Abbasiya (near Tire) and other towns adjacent to Nabatiyeh , among others.
In eastern Lebanon, Israeli attacks targeted the vicinity of the city of Hermel (northeast); the towns of Labweh, Ansar and Nabi Othman, in the northern Bekaa Valley; the outskirts of the city of Nahla, north of Beirut, where a house was completely destroyed; and Younine, among others.
Israel has been intensively bombing southern and eastern Lebanon since last Monday, causing the internal displacement of tens of thousands of people, attacks that have left at least 558 dead and thousands injured since their start, according to the latest. official count.
Beirut / EFE
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2024-09-27 11:02:03
