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More on deadly Israeli air strike on northern Lebanon
Footage from Lebanese media shows a large plume of smoke rising from the hilly village of Aitou with several destroyed cars next to a severely damaged residential building.
The strike targeted the building at the entrance to the village. Body parts were scattered in the debris as Red Cross volunteers searched for survivors in the wreckage and ambulances evacuated wounded people. At least 18 people died in the attack, the Red Cross said.
So far, Israeli strikes have mainly been concentrated in southern areas of Lebanon where Hezbollah built its power base. It remains unclear what Israel’s target in Aitou was.
Lebanese Red Cross evacuating wounded, dead from Aitou
Georges Kettaneh, the secretary-general of the Lebanese Red Cross, tells Al Jazeera that his teams are evacuating the wounded as well as bodies from the village of Aitou in the region of Zgharta.
He said the current death toll stands at 22 with the majority of the casualties being civilians. He said the situation in southern Lebanon is also very challenging with people needing the protection accorded to them by international law.
Lebanese Red Cross vehicles are parked at a site damaged by an Israeli air strike in Aitou in northern Lebanon on October 14
At least 18 killed in Israeli attack on northern Lebanon
The strike targeted the building at the entrance to the village.
Body parts were scattered in the debris as Red Cross volunteers searched for survivors in the wreckage and ambulances evacuated wounded people. At least 18 people died in the attack, the Red Cross said.
Aitou death toll rises
Lebanon’s Health Ministry says the death toll in Israeli attack on Aitou has gone up to 21, with eight people also wounded. It added that DNA tests are being conducted to determine the identity of the remains that were removed from the site of the attack.
Israeli army says three launches crossed from Lebanon, intercepted
In a statement, the Israeli army has said that three launches crossed from Lebanon. It added that all three were intercepted and there were no known casualties.
The statement came after air raid sirens were activated in Tel Aviv and other central areas.
US embassy in Lebanon tells citizens to leave ‘now’
The United States embassy in Lebanon says its citizens are strongly encouraged to leave the country “now” during intensified Israeli attacks.
Additional flights the embassy organised for US citizens travelling out of Beirut won’t continue indefinitely, it said in a statement.
Israel’s ground incursion of southern Lebanon has raised fears of an all-out war in the Middle East, forcing many countries to announce plans to evacuate their nationals from the country.
US sending THAAD missile defense to Israel, telling its citizens to leave Lebanon asap. Looks like Israel has a big revenge strike planned against Iran and the US is concerned about retaliation.
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Israel defence chief vows ‘forceful’ response after base attack
Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant briefed his US counterpart Lloyd Austin on the deadly Hezbollah drone attack on a military base.
In his talk with the Pentagon chief, Gallant “highlighted the severity of the attack and the forceful response that would be taken against Hezbollah”, his office said.
He also “reiterated the measures” taken by the military to coordinate with peacekeepers from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in southern Lebanon and to avoid harming them, after mounting criticism of Israel for repeatedly firing on UN soldiers.
Gallant’s office said he expressed his appreciation to Austin and the US administration for deciding to send a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery to Israel “in the coming days”.
