New Israeli Airstrikes In Lebanon: 105 Killed, 359 Injured

Lebanon witnessed another day of violence as Israeli airstrikes continued in the region, killing at least 105 people and injuring 359 more, according to Lebanon’s Health Ministry.

In the last 24 hours, Israel bombarded Lebanon nonstop. Israeli troops are reportedly amassing near Lebanon’s border, triggering concerns of a potential ground invasion.

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The health ministry said that a single attack in Ain al-Delb near southern Sidon killed over 32 people, including many displaced families who were taking shelter at the site.

While Israel claimed that it attacked Hezbollah targets, the Lebanese officials called the attacks a “massacre” of homes and buildings in the southern region of the country, the Bekaa, Baalbek-Hermel governorate, and southern Beirut, killing many civilians.

On Monday, several local media reports of an Israel air strike in the Kola bridge, Beirut’s heart, surfaced. Since the start of the hostilities last year, this is Israel’s first attack within the city limits.

The assault comes two days after Israel assassinated Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah in a series of air raids conducted in southern Beirut, the capital, which was once a safe haven from Israeli attack, flattening several buildings. The Israeli military also killed senior Hezbollah political leader Sheikh Nabil Kaouk on Sunday.

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In its statement, Hezbollah pledged to continue “confronting the enemy in support of Gaza and Palestine and in defence of Lebanon and its steadfast and honourable people.”

According to Reuters, an Israeli attack on Hodeidah, the port city of Yemen, killed at least four people and injured many. Meanwhile, Israel continued its onslaught across the Gaza strip, killing at least 28 people yesterday, as per Reuters.