Two wounded in Israeli strike: Lebanese officials
Two people have been wounded in an Israeli strike on the municipality of Beit Yahoun, in southern Lebanon, the country’s Public Health Emergency Operations Centre, which is affiliated with the Ministry of Public Health, has announced.
Israel has repeatedly attacked Lebanon in recent days, including by striking a Beirut suburb earlier today, for the first time since the November ceasefire with Hezbollah.
Aftermath of Israeli strikes in Beirut
People inspected the damage and gathered their belongings at the site of an Israeli strike in a Beirut suburb.
People gather at the site of an Israeli strike in Beirut’s southern suburbs
Hezbollah calls on Lebanese gov’t to take action against Israeli strikes
The head of Hezbollah’s parliamentary bloc, Mohammed Raad, has called for stronger national unity and a firmer stance in the face of Israeli “aggression”, and called on the Lebanese government to take “practical steps” to stop strikes on the country.
His comments came after Israeli forces struck Beirut earlier today, despite a fragile ceasefire that came into effect last year following 13 months of war between Israel and the Lebanese group.
Raad said Hezbollah has not violated the ceasefire and that the state “must fulfil its duty to deter the enemy”.
The government does not have “exclusive authority” over decisions relating to the war, he said, adding that it is incapable of defending Lebanon on its own.
“Anyone who thinks the resistance is a thing of the past is mistaken,” he said.
