Two more Israeli soldiers killed in fighting
A reservist has been killed during clashes in southern Lebanon, and another soldier died of his wounds sustained in Gaza earlier this month, according to a military statement.
The first one was killed yesterday along with four others whose deaths were announced earlier, it said.
The second soldier was wounded in northern Gaza on October 18, the army added.
Rescuers, residents keep searching for survivors in Lebanon’s Sidon
Late this afternoon, an attack took place on a residential area in a Lebanese village near the city of Sidon, about 40 kilometres [25 miles] south of Beirut.
This attack targeted a residential building without any warning. We saw pictures of the aftermath showing several floors within the building that were completely destroyed. People in and around the area are still going through the rubble as rescue workers continue to dig out any possible survivors.
This is an area just southeast of Sidon, Haret Saida, which is known to be a Hezbollah stronghold, and it is not the first time that it has come under attack since October 8 of last year. But this is one of the deadliest attacks that it has witnessed.
The Israeli military has also issued forced evacuation threats for at least 14 villages in the southern part of Lebanon. Earlier today, we saw footage of the Israeli army destroying village after village near the border between Israel and Lebanon.
What is clear now, day after day, is that both Israel and Hezbollah are becoming more entrenched in their beliefs and determination to continue the cycle of violence and escalation that we’re seeing unfold across the country. Also, Hezbollah has been launching an unprecedented number of attacks across the border in northern Israel, saying that it’s determined to continue, as well as Israel continues its aggression in this country.
Three people killed in Israeli air raid on southern Lebanon
According to Lebanon’s National News Agency, three people were killed in an Israeli strike that targeted a new centre for the Resala Society-Civil Defence in the town of Ain Baal.
Israeli air raid on southern Lebanon village kills two people
The air strikes launched on the village of Qaaqaait al-Jisr have killed two people, Lebanon’s National News Agency reported. Earlier, we reported that three people were killed also in southern Lebanon when an Israeli strike hit a rescue group.
At least 19 killed across Lebanon on Saturday
Israeli air strikes on Saturday killed at least 19 people and wounded 108 in Lebanon. Here’s the breakdown announced by its health ministry:
- 7 killed and 48 wounded in the south.
- 10 killed and 55 wounded in Nabatieh.
- 2 killed and 5 wounded in Baalbek-Hermel.
The latest update brings the total death toll in the country since October last year to 2,672, the ministry said. The majority of all casualties were recorded since mid-September when the Israeli army stepped up its military bombing campaign across Lebanon and started ground operations into the south.
