More US, UK raids in Yemen: Report
US and UK forces have carried out five raids on the Takhiya area, Majz District in Saada, Houthi-affiliated media outlet Al Masirah TV TV is reporting. According to a spokesperson of the internationally recognised government of Yemen, at least 11 people have been killed and 14 injured in the raids.
Earlier, we reported that according to Al Masirah TV, US and UK jets carried out three raids on the Al-Araj area in the Bajil district of Yemen’s Hodeidah Governorate.
Israel strikes hit deep into Lebanese territory
Local Lebanese media is reporting that Israeli warplanes have bombed the city of Baalbek, nearly 100km (62 miles) from the country’s border with Israel, for a second time since the war in Gaza began.
The area, which plays host to Hezbollah, the Lebanese armed group that has been exchanging fire with Israeli forces since October 8, was last hit by Israel on February 26.
Video shows moment Israeli strikes hit eastern Lebanese town
The governor of the Baalbek-Hermel region of Lebanon has posted a video, verified by Al Jazeera’s fact-checking unit, that shows the moment Israeli bombs hit the village of Duris, about 3km (1.8 miles) south of the city of Baalbeck.
Bachir Kohodor said in another post on X that people died as a result of the strike but did not give further details.
Israeli exchanges of fire with Lebanon’s Hezbollah, though frequent, have largely been contained to within a few kilometres of the countries’ shared border. This strike on an area about 100km (62 miles) from Lebanon’s border with Israel marks a significant escalation from Israel, which had previously hit the area only once since October 7.
الغارة التي استهدفت دورس#بعلبك_الهرمل#بشير_خضر pic.twitter.com/az7RkXLWHB
— Bachir Khodr (@BachirKhodr) March 11, 2024
