Israeli military announces attacks on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon
The Israeli military has said that its fighter jets have attacked Hezbollah “terrorist infrastructures” in the Yarin, Ayta ash-Shab, and Aalma ech-Chaab areas of southern Lebanon.
Posting on X, it added that it had carried out “artillery fire” to remove a threat in Lebanon’s Majdal Zoun area.
The Israeli military also said that it had detected some 15 rocket launches from Lebanon, some of which were “intercepted by the air defence fighters”, while others fell in open areas, causing no casualties or damage.
Earlier, we reported that Hezbollah had said it had launched “dozens of Katyusha rockets” at the city of Kiryat Shmona in northern Israel in “response to the Israeli enemy attacks”.
UNICEF decries ‘horrific’ air strike that killed 3 children in south Lebanon
The United Nations Children’s Fund has described the killing of three children by an Israeli air strike reportedly while they were playing in front of their home in south Lebanon, as “horrific”, in a post on social media.
“Children must be protected under international humanitarian law,” the UN children’s agency added.
We reported earlier that five Syrians were killed in two separate Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon on Tuesday, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency.
Around one in four people living in Lebanon are Syrians, many of whom fled war in their home country and rely on humanitarian assistance to survive.
The killing of 3 more children by an airstrike today as they were reportedly playing in front of their home in South Lebanon is horrific. Children must be #protected under IHL. Our thoughts with their families. More children are at risk as long as the violence continues. pic.twitter.com/MiSCAEdt1L
— UNICEF Lebanon (@UNICEFLebanon) July 16, 2024
Damage to Israeli buildings, fires after Hezbollah rocket barrage
Israeli firefighters are trying to bring blazes under control that broke out after an overnight rocket attack from Lebanon towards towns and cities across the border.
In the eastern part of Israel-Lebanon border, near the city of Kiryat Shmona, fires broke out after a rocket barrage from Lebanon hit the area. Residential buildings inside the city suffered damages, Reuters reported.
Israeli army spokesperson announcements said that over 20 projectiles were identified crossing from Lebanon into Israel in different areas and barrages overnight, some of which were intercepted. No injuries were reported.
