Three injured during air raid shelter stampede in Haifa
Israel’s ambulance service is reporting that three people have been injured in a stampede as people rushed to get to bomb shelters in the Israeli city of Haifa and Krayot earlier tonight.
The injured have been transferred to Rambam Hospital in Haifa and the seriousness of their injuries is not currently known. Earlier, we reported that sirens sounded in the Haifa area after five rockets were detected crossing into northern Israel from Lebanon.
Search and rescue in Lebanon’s Baalbek
A search and rescue operation is under way in Lebanon’s eastern Baalbek region where at least 47 people have been killed in a series of Israeli air strikes. Several towns and villages were targeted in the attacks, and the Lebanese Health Ministry said 22 people were also injured.
Israeli military strikes Beirut suburbs, town in Tyre district
Israeli fighter jets have launched four raids targeting the Haret Hreik and al-Hadath neighbourhoods in the southern suburbs of Beirut, our Al Jazeera Arabic colleagues report. The Israeli military has also attacked the town of Naqoura in southern Lebanon’s Tyre district with incendiary bombs.
The extent of the damage following both attacks is not yet known. No casualties or injuries have been reported so far.
Earlier, we reported the Israeli military had ordered residents to flee Haret Hreik, as well as the southern Lebanese areas of Borj El Chmali and Ma’shouq, ahead of what it said would be action taken “forcefully” in the area.
Two paramedics killed in Israeli attack on ambulance in south Lebanon
Two paramedics have been killed in an Israeli attack on an ambulance in Deir Qanoun Ras al-Ain, Lebanon’s Health Ministry says. The ministry condemned the attack, which hit workers from the Islamic Health Organization, and denounced it as a violation of “international laws, norms, and humanitarian charters”.
Israel attacks several southern Lebanese towns
The Israeli army has launched attacks on several towns in Lebanon, mostly in the south, the official National News Agency (NNA) is reporting.
Israeli forces hit Burj Shemali, between the towns of Sarba and Ain Qana, in southern Lebanon, NNA said. They also targeted a building in Tyre, which had been issued a forced displacement order before, the agency added.
According to NNA, Israeli forces raided the town of Deir Mimas, south of Beirut. The army flew drones over the town and asked citizens not to leave their homes.
Israeli warplanes additionally attacked the area between the towns of Choukine and Zebdine in the south of the country, NNA said.
Another overnight attack on the southern town of Deir al-Zahrani killed one person, the agency reported.
