Israel launches new attacks on Lebanon’s Beirut, Baalbek, Tyre
Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) is reporting that Israeli forces launched air attacks in Beirut and across eastern and southern Lebanon this morning.
In Beirut, the area of Tahwitat al-Ghadir in the southern suburb of Dahiyeh was hit, while in eastern Baalbek, Israeli jets bombed residential buildings and other infrastructure, according to the NNA.
These included the towns of Nabi Shayth and Younine in eastern Baalbek as well the towns of Flawiye, Bodai, Wadi Umm Ali, and the villages of Beit Mchik farms and the town of Shmestar in the western parts of the district.
In the south, Israeli jets bombed villages and towns in the Tyre district as well as the village of Arab Salim in Nabatieh.
Flames and smoke rise from an Israeli air strike in Dahiyeh, Beirut, Lebanon, on Monday, October 7
Turkey to evacuate citizens from Lebanon
Turks who applied to leave Lebanon by sea will be evacuated on Wednesday. According to a Foreign Ministry statement, two Turkish navy ships with a total capacity of 2,000 passengers are expected to set off for Beirut on Tuesday.
The evacuation process will continue in the following days if necessary, it added.
Many nations are ramping up efforts to get their citizens out of Lebanon amid intensified fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.
Israel says it deployed ‘reserve division’ into southwestern Lebanon
According to the Israeli military, a “reserve division” started “limited, localised and targeted operations” against Hezbollah a day earlier in southwestern Lebanon.
“The 146th Division is the first reserve division to operate in southern Lebanon as part of the ongoing operations against Hezbollah,” a statement on Telegram said. “The soldiers are operating alongside the 213th Artillery Brigade and additional forces in order to expose and dismantle terrorist infrastructure in the area.”
According to the Times of Israel, the reserve division “joins three standing army divisions – the 98th, 36th, and 91st – already operating” in southern Lebanon.
The newspaper said the move adds thousands of troops to Israel’s ground offensive, with the total number of soldiers deployed inside Lebanon now likely over 15,000.
Israel announced last week its forces began ground incursions and the military has continued to launch attacks on towns and villages across the border, as well as on the densely populated southern Beirut suburbs.
Israeli troops in the Upper Galilee region in northern Israel in September
