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Sidon residents flee Israeli bombardment in southern Lebanon

Thousands of people are fleeing southern Lebanon, with the main highway in the southern port city of Sidon packed with cars heading towards Beirut, the Associated Press is reporting.

Minister of Environment Nasser Yassin told reporters that some schools are being prepared in Mount Lebanon for people who are fleeing.

The Lebanese interior minister, meanwhile, has said schools in Beirut, Tripoli and eastern and southern Lebanon are being turned into shelters amid the heavy displacement, Reuters reported.



Amount of firepower ‘might be unprecedented’ in Israel’s wars on Lebanon

Jamal Ghosn, a Beirut-based political commentator and writer, has described today’s situation in parts of the country as “panicky”. “It was a bit chaotic; a lot of people had to flee quickly facing this barrage of air raids,” he told Al Jazeera.

“We’re talking about 400 air raids within a couple of hours and now we are expecting more of course and we are expecting to reach different parts of Lebanon,” Ghosh said.

“The sheer amount of firepower that’s used today might be unprecedented in the wars that Israel has conducted against Lebanon.”




Videos show aftermath of Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon

Footage shared online has captured the immediate aftermath of the ongoing Israeli shelling of southern Lebanon that began early this morning. The videos, which have been verified by Al Jazeera, show buildings damaged with plumes of smoke rising, as well as debris and rubble strewn across the streets following the attacks.

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Israeli military says detected rocket launches from Lebanon

The Israeli military has said it detected 35 rockets launched from Lebanon towards Carmel, as well as the upper, lower and central Galilee. “Air defence fighters intercepted several launches and we detected rocket landings in open areas,” the military said in a statement on its official Telegram channel.


Netanyahu calls for unity as Israel escalates attacks

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the country faced “complicated days” as it stepped up strikes in southern Lebanon.

“I promised that we would change the security balance, the balance of power in the north – that is exactly what we are doing,” he said in a message issued following a situational assessment at military headquarters in Tel Aviv.

He called on Israelis to stay united as the campaign unfolded.