Hezbollah says four media officials killed in Israeli raid on Sunday
Hezbollah has announced that four of its media officials were killed in an Israeli attack on Beirut yesterday, which killed spokesperson Mohammad Afif.
In a statement on Telegram, the group said the four workers, Musa Haidar, Mahmoud al-Sharqawi, Hilal Termos and Hussein Ramadan, had the “courage to be soldiers in the media field so that the truth of Zionist terrorism would reach every home”.
“They were not intimidated by threats, so they were supportive and steadfast with their leader, to confirm that resistance is an eternal thought, cause and message, unknown on earth, known in heaven,” the statement read.
Hezbollah targets sites in northern Israel
Hezbollah says its fighters targeted the Kerem Ben Zimra area for the first time with a rocket salvo. The group also claimed it attacked the Kiryat Shmona area with a “volley of rockets”.
Woman killed in rocket attack on northern Israeli town
A woman has been killed when a rocket struck a building in Shfaram in northern Israel, its ambulance service says. At least six people were wounded. One woman was still trapped in the building, it said. The Israeli military said about five projectiles had been fired from Lebanon.
Hezbollah has kept up rocket fire into northern Israel, where sirens sounded again today.
Lebanon death toll rises to 3,516
Israeli attacks on Lebanon have killed at least 3,516 people and wounded 14,929 since October 2023, its Health Ministry says. Ten people died in Israeli air strikes on central Beirut on Sunday.
“The Israeli enemy strike on Ras al-Nabaa in Beirut led to a final toll of seven dead, including a woman, and 16 others wounded,” a ministry statement said. It added that the “final toll” of an Israeli strike on the Mar Elias district late on Sunday was three dead, including a woman, and 29 wounded.
Lebanon to file complaint against Israel at UNSC
Lebanon’s permanent mission to the UN in New York will submit a formal complaint condemning Israel’s continuing assaults on the Lebanese military.
Two soldiers died and three others were injured, including one who is in critical condition, following an Israeli strike on a military outpost on Sunday in the town of Mari in southern Lebanon.
With this latest incident, the total number of Lebanese army soldiers killed in Israeli attacks since October 8, 2023, rose to 36.
The Foreign Ministry said the attacks undermined international efforts to implement UN Security Council Resolution 1701, which calls for a full cessation of hostilities between Lebanon and Israel.
