One killed in Israeli attack in southern Beirut
One person has now been confirmed killed in the Israeli attack on Beirut’s southern suburb we earlier reported on. At least 15 people have also been wounded, Lebanon’s Health Ministry said.
Lebanon’s National News Agency said the raid occurred near Karout Mall and was not preceded by an Israeli evacuation warning.
Israeli military official claims ‘Hezbollah operative’ seized in Lebanon raid
We have been reporting on the kidnapping of a Lebanese citizen from the Batroun area in the north of Lebanon at dawn today. The Israeli military has now claimed responsibility for the incident.
An Israeli military official says that naval commandos captured a “senior Hezbollah operative” in the coastal city of Batroun and brought him to Israel for investigation.
Hezbollah has not yet commented on the incident.
Lebanon to file complaint at UN over Israeli abduction
Earlier we reported that a Lebanese citizen was kidnapped from the Batroun area in the north of Lebanon at dawn today.
Lebanon’s caretaker PM Mikati instructed the foreign ministry to submit a complaint to the UN Security Council over the raid.
Mikati also reached out to the command of the UN peacekeeping mission which confirmed that it is conducting the necessary investigations and coordinating with the army on this matter.
Internally displaced people brave severe weather conditions in Beirut
Internally displaced Lebanese at a makeshift shelter during a rainy day at the Azarieh building in Beirut, Lebanon
Internally displaced Lebanese shelter in a tent on a rainy day at Martyrs Square in Beirut, Lebanon
Lebanon says more than 70 people killed in Israeli attacks on Friday
At least 71 people were killed and 169 wounded in Israeli air strikes on Friday, according to Lebanon’s Health Ministry. The total number of deaths from Israeli attacks in Lebanon since October 2023 now stands at 2,968, with 13,319 people wounded.
Israeli attacks on Lebanon have intensified since September. This week, the Israeli army issued forced evacuation orders – which amount to effective kill zones – for dozens of villages and towns in southern Lebanon, along with the major ancient cities of Baalbek and Tyre.
