Israel launches airstrikes on Beirut and southern Lebanon, killing at least six

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Israel Launches Air Attacks on Lebanon Amid Ongoing Ground Offensive

A series of Israeli air attacks hit various locations across Lebanon, resulting in at least 20 fatalities and 24 injuries, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health. The strikes occurred in multiple regions, including central Beirut, with reports of widespread damage.

The attacks were part of a larger wave of Israeli military operations in southern Lebanon, where Hezbollah forces are engaged in combat with Israeli troops. Israel has issued evacuation threats for residents of four towns near the Zahrani River and the Tyre area, warning them to relocate immediately.

Lebanese authorities have reported strikes on Tyre and the nearby Al-Burj Al-Shamali area in pre-dawn hours. In eastern Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley, an Israeli attack targeted four houses in the town of Sahmar, killing at least four people.

The conflict has resulted in significant loss of life, with at least 912 fatalities reported in Lebanon since Israel launched its offensive on March 2. Over 2,200 people have been wounded, and more than one million have been displaced from their homes.

The United Nations has warned that Israeli attacks on residential buildings and civilian infrastructure may constitute war crimes under international humanitarian law. A spokesperson for the UN human rights office stated that deliberately targeting civilians or civilian objects “amounts to a war crime.”

Hezbollah’s secretary general, Naim Qassem, has laid down conditions for the conflict to end, including Israel stopping attacks, displaced people being permitted to return to their homes, and those detained by Israel over the past two years being released.

Source: Al Jazeera