Four wounded in Israeli strikes on east Lebanon’s Baalbek
Four people were wounded by Israeli air strikes near Lebanon’s eastern city of Baalbek overnight, the AFP news agency is reporting. In a statement, the Israeli military said its fighter jets “struck a Hezbollah manufacturing site containing weapons in the area of Baalbek”.
AFP reported that the strikes targeted a Hezbollah centre that had been deserted for some time, wounding four residents in nearby buildings. The Israeli military also said “approximately 50 launches were identified from Lebanon toward northern Israel, a number of launches were intercepted while the rest fell in open areas”.
Hezbollah said it fired “more than 60 Katyusha-type rockets” at two Israeli military positions in the occupied Golan Heights in response to the Israeli strikes.
A young girl checks the damage in a building hit by an overnight Israeli air strike near the city of Baalbeck in Lebanon’s eastern Bekaa valley on Sunday
One injured in drone strike on vehicle in east Lebanon
Lebanese media is reporting that a drone struck a vehicle in the village of Souairi in Lebanon’s east, injuring a Syrian citizen. The village is located in Western Bekaa region, near Lebanon’s border with Syria, where the attack took place.
The wounded person is a worker in the construction sector, according to the official National News Agency, which said that he was transported to a hospital in the area.
