At least 15 people killed in Israeli strike on Lebanon
An Israeli strike on the Lebanese town of Barja in the Mount Lebanon governorate has killed at least 15 people, the Health Ministry says.
“Rescue and rubble removal operations are still ongoing,” it said in a post on X.
More than 3,000 killed in Israeli attacks on Lebanon
Israeli attacks in Lebanon have killed at least 3,013 people and wounded 13,553 since October 2023, the Lebanese government has said.
Earlier, citing the World Health Organization (WHO), we reported that emergency medical services in Lebanon have reported 201 attacks over the past year on rescue workers. The attacks have resulted in 151 deaths and 212 injuries, WHO said.
Rescuers evacuate a body at the site of an Israeli air strike that targeted the eastern village of Bazzaliyeh in the Hermel district of Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley
Death toll in Israeli attack on Lebanon rises
Lebanon’s Health Ministry says that the death toll in an Israeli strike targeting a residential building in a town south of Beirut has gone up to 20.
“The raid by the Israeli enemy on Barja left 20 dead,” the ministry said of the raid on the coastal town about 20km (12 miles) south of the capital.
Flames continued to emerge from the building on Tuesday evening, according to AFP news agency, as several families fled the site.
