Hezbollah claims attacks on Israeli military base, settlements
The Lebanese armed group said it fired rockets and missiles at an Israeli air surveillance unit at the Meron military base, as well as at the settlements of Ayelet HaShahar, Sha’al, Hatzor and Dalton. Earlier in the night, Hezbollah also claimed it launched an attack on an Israeli air force base in the city of Haifa for the first time.
Israeli attacks on Lebanon wound 10, damage two hospitals
The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health said that an Israeli raid on the vicinity of the Governmental Hospital in the southern town of Tebnine has caused “severe damage” to the facility and wounded at least 10 people.
The victims included seven people who were wounded inside the hospital and three who were injured outside, it said.
The ministry also reported a separate attack on the Governmental Hospital in the eastern city of Baalbek. It said the facility – which is crowded with patients and the wounded – sustained material damage.
The attacks came as an Israeli raid on the southern town of Bazouriyeh killed at least two paramedics.
The WHO has previously said that Israel’s attacks on Lebanon between September 17 and October 31 have killed at least 85 health workers and wounded 51 others while they were on duty.
Nearly 500,000 people have arrived in Syria from Lebanon since September
The UN’s refugee agency (UNHCR) is reporting that an estimated 472,000 people have crossed from Lebanon into Syria since September 23, following the escalation between Israel and Hezbollah.
The figure included 32,829 Lebanese refugees and 216,369 Syrians who had fled to Lebanon following the outbreak of the civil war in their country.
The vast majority of those arriving in Syria had fled from southern Lebanon, where Israeli forces have carried out intense attacks on a daily basis.
Four killed, three wounded in Israeli attack on eastern Lebanon
Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) is reporting that the killings happened in the town of Machghara in the Bekaa Valley following an overnight Israeli raid.
The agency also reported several Israeli attacks on southern and eastern Lebanon overnight, including on Jebchit, Tefahta, Khiam, Burj al-Muluk, Jouaiya, Halousiya, Deir Qanoun en-Nahr, Qlaileh and the area between Roumine and Aazze.
Israel’s military claims Hezbollah commander killed in south Lebanon
The military said Abu Ali Rida was killed in the Baraachit area in southern Lebanon. It said in a post on X that Rida “directed and executed” attacks on Israeli forces and commanded Hezbollah fighters in the region. The military added that its forces were continuing to operate in southern Lebanon, destroying Hezbollah infrastructure and attacking the group’s fighters.
Hezbollah has made no statement on Israel’s claims.
Israeli air raids reported across Lebanon
Lebanon’s news agency NNA has reported several attacks across the country this morning, including:
- In the Tyre district in southern Lebanon, warplanes raided the towns of Zibqin, Halloussiyeh, Bayada, Qana and Rashkananiyeh. In Deir Qanoun, an air raid hit a four-story building. Mahrouna was also hit two separate times.
- In the Byblos district in central Lebanon, raids hit the town of Yanouh, injuring several people.
- In the Bint Jbeil district in southern Lebanon, the Israeli military struck several towns, including Tayri, Kunin and Ainata.
Video shows aftermath of Israeli air attack in Tyre, Lebanon
Lebanese media outlets have shared videos on X of the aftermath of an Israeli air attack on a building in Deir Qanoun in Ras al-Ain in the city of Tyre, southern Lebanon. The video has been verified by Sanad, Al Jazeera’s fact-checking agency.
Israeli air raids damage Baalbek’s historic and governmental sites
Israeli air strikes have left significant destruction across the eastern Lebanese city of Baalbek, hitting historic landmarks, government structures, and civilian areas.
In the nearby town of Douris, a civilian house was also targeted, leading to the complete destruction of the structure, the head of the Baalbek Municipalities Union, Shafiq Qassem Shehadeh, told Reuters.
There was also severe damage caused to the surrounding area, including the municipal building and Christian cemeteries, he added, noting that the residential target had not been on Israel’s list of forced evacuations.
On Friday, Lebanon’s health ministry said 52 people were killed in Israeli strikes on more than a dozen towns in the Baalbek region, which has UNESCO-listed Roman ruins.
