Five soldiers killed in Israeli strike on Syria-Lebanon border
Five Syrian soldiers have been killed overnight in an Israeli strike on the Syria-Lebanon border, SANA has reported. According to the Syrian news agency, one person has also been wounded.
Israel has not claimed the attack. On Thursday, the Israeli army had claimed a separate strike on the Syria-Lebanon crossing, which it said was carried out to prevent the transfer of weapons to Hezbollah.
Hezbollah claims rocket attacks on Tiberias
The Lebanese group said it fired two rounds of missile salvoes at the northeastern Israeli city. In a post on Telegram, Hezbollah said the strikes were retaliation for Israel’s “barbaric” attacks on Lebanese “villages and civilians”.
The attacks on Tiberias injured at least one person, who was hit by falling shrapnel, according to medics cited by local newspaper The Times of Israel.
Philippines ready to evacuate thousands of its citizens from Lebanon by sea:
If Israel invades Lebanon, the Philippines plans to immediately evacuate 11,000 of its citizens who are based there, according to the country’s Department of Foreign Affairs. “A ground invasion will lead to mandatory repatriation,” said Foreign Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega, adding that thousands would be evacuated by sea.
Manila had already urged its citizens to depart Lebanon, but most did not heed the call, according to Filipino diplomats cited by AFP news agency. Millions of Filipinos work overseas – with large numbers concentrated in the Middle East – due to limited job opportunities at home. About 90 percent of those working in Lebanon are women who work as domestic labourers.
Israeli strikes level home, building in Nabatieh, Tyre: Reports
Israeli air raids have hit several areas of southern Lebanon’s Nabatieh, with one strike levelling a building near the National Evangelical School, reports Lebanon’s National News Agency. A separate Israeli strike targeted a home in the southern town of Aitit in Tyre district, completely destroying it, according to Lebanon’s an-Nahar news outlet.
As we’ve been reporting, Israel’s military has continued pounding southern Lebanon, claiming to target Hezbollah infrastructure in the area.
Aftermath of Israeli attack on Lebanon’s Nabatieh
Footage shared by Lebanese media, verified by Al Jazeera’s Sanad fact-checking unit, shows smoke rising in the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh following an Israeli strike. The city, about 70km (43 miles) south of Beirut, has been hit by a wave of Israeli attacks in recent days.
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