Israeli military hits northern Lebanon, injures girl in the south
The Israeli military has reportedly launched a series of new air raids on Lebanon, including its northern part, which is far from the border with Israel.
Israeli warplanes launched raids near the village of Brissa in the northern Hermel district without inflicting any casualties, according to the National News Agency. The area is more than 120km (75 miles) from the border with Israel.
As a result of raids on towns in the district of Tyre in the south that we reported on earlier, a Syrian girl was wounded and transferred to hospital for treatment, while many homes were damaged.
The footage below, verified by Al Jazeera’s fact-checking agency Sanad, shows damage to homes between the towns of al-Qalila and al-Samaiya in Tyre.
- الوكالة الوطنية: أضرار في عدد من المنازل بين بلدتي القليلة والسماعية في قضاء صور جراء الغــ..ارات الإسرائيلية.#جنوب_لبنان #لبنان #ليبانوس pic.twitter.com/GMf8VC3cC7
— Lebanos (@lebanosnews) February 23, 2025
Israeli army says it hits Hezbollah targets
In a statement on Telegram, the military says it has targeted Hezbollah infrastructure with rocket launchers and other weapons in the Baalbek area in eastern Lebanon and several other regions in the south of the country.
The attacks were conducted after the army identified Hezbollah activity at the sites, it said.
The attacks, some of which we reported earlier, come as a public funeral is being held for former Hezbollah leader Nasrallah, who was killed in Israeli air strikes on Beirut on September 27.
Israeli jets have also flown over the area of the funeral and greater Beirut at low altitudes.
Hezbollah leader says movement ‘will not accept being killed and occupied’
Naim Qassem says the group will keep following the path of his predecessor Nasrallah during a televised speech broadcast at the slain Hezbollah chief’s massive funeral on the outskirts of Beirut.
“We will uphold trust and walk on this path. We will uphold your will,” Qassem said, adding: “You are still with us. Your … path and struggle live within us” and “I am loyal to the legacy of Nasrallah.”
“We will not accept being killed and occupied as we watch,” he stressed.
The Hezbollah leader also claimed the crowd gathered for Nasrallah’s funeral “has no equal in the history of Lebanon”.
Massive crowds take part in the funeral procession of Hezbollah's two secretary-generals, Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safi al-Din, in Beirut.
The two leaders were assassinated by the Israeli regime in September and October of the last year respectively. pic.twitter.com/BCfzHC7NaV
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) February 23, 2025
