Five killed in Israeli air raid on building in Lebanon’s Sidon
According to Al Jadeed TV, the attack targeted a building located in Haret Saida, southeast of Sidon. At least four others were injured and transported to Hammoud Hospital University Medical Center, the National News Agency said.
Five killed, 33 wounded in Israeli attack on southern Lebanon
Lebanon’s Health Ministry is saying that in addition to the five people killed in an Israeli air strike on Haret Sidon neighbourhood in the southern part of the country, 33 people have also been wounded.
Hezbollah announces rocket attack against Israeli troops
The Lebanese group says it launched a volley of rockets at a gathering of Israeli soldiers on the edges of the southern Lebanese town of Khiam. The attack was the 30th military operation claimed by Hezbollah today.
Earlier, Hezbollah released a cryptic image of a crumbling wall with an Israeli flag with the caption: “It won’t be long.”
‘Blatant lies’: Hezbollah official denies group’s rocket power has been hit
Mahmoud Komati, vice-president of Hezbollah’s political council, says the group’s rocket power is still intact, refuting Israeli claims that most of its rockets have been taken out in air raids.
Hezbollah has been able to maintain steady rocket fire with hundreds of projectiles daily at military bases and towns in northern Israel.
Komati told Al Jazeera that the election of Naim Qassem as Hezbollah’s new chief shows the firmness of the group’s leadership structure. Israel’s defence minister had issued a thinly veiled threat to Qassem, saying that his appointment is “temporary”. Komati said Gallant’s statement “does not scare” Hezbollah.
