Israel bombs dozens of towns in Lebanon.. and these are the most prominent ones
Israel announced that it bombed dozens of Hezbollah targets overnight in several areas of southern Lebanon. Lebanon.
“Overnight, the Israeli Air Force struck dozens of Hezbollah targets in several areas in southern Lebanon,” the Israeli military said in a statement, adding that its artillery and tanks also struck additional “terrorist targets” in the Aita al-Shaab and Ramyeh areas.
The most prominent areas bombed by Israel. (AFP)
Hundreds of dead
Hundreds of Israeli airstrikes on Hezbollah targets in various areas of Lebanon have left 492 people dead, including 35 children, according to Lebanese authorities, in the most violent airstrikes ever targeting this country since the exchange of fire began on both sides of the border about a year ago against the backdrop of the war in Gaza.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed “deep concern” about the “escalation and the high number of civilian casualties” in southern and eastern Lebanon, according to a statement by his spokesman, Stephane Dujarric, at a time when the escalation between the Israeli army and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah raises fears of an expansion of the conflict, which worries the international community.
As the hours of the day passed, the death toll and the number of wounded continued to rise. The Lebanese Minister of Health, Firas Abiad, announced the death of 492 people, “including 35 children and 58 women, and the injury of 1,645,” and the displacement of thousands of families from the areas targeted by the Israeli raids.
Lebanese people leave their homes in anticipation of Israeli shelling. (AFP)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his military was “changing the security balance” in northern Israel, where he wanted to return residents displaced by cross-border shelling.
On Monday evening, the Israeli army announced that it had named its military operation against Hezbollah “Arrows of the North,” noting that on its first day it included striking 1,600 Hezbollah targets.
Netanyahu stressed that “Israel does not wait for the threat, but rather anticipates it.” On Monday evening, the Israeli Prime Minister warned Lebanese citizens to “stay away from dangerous areas.”
As for the caretaker Prime Minister, Najib Mikati, he denounced what he described as a “destructive plan” for his country, as hospitals were put on alert to confront the influx of infected people, while schools were closed for two days throughout Lebanon.
non stop hits
At the Popular Rescue Hospital in the southern city of Nabatieh, Dr. Jamal Badran described what happened to France Presse as a “catastrophe and a massacre,” adding, “Between one raid and another, another raid is launched. They even bombed us while we were retrieving the wounded” in the town of Deir al-Zahrani.
Illustrative map of Nabatieh location
In Beirut and other areas, including southern Lebanon, residents received calls on Monday via landlines and mobile phones from Israel, asking them to evacuate their locations.
On Monday evening, displaced people from the south streamed into Beirut and Sidon, where shelters were allocated for them, according to AFP photographers.
The Israeli army announced on Monday night that it had eliminated a “large number” of Hezbollah members in its raids against the party, which has been firing rockets for about a year at Israeli territory in “support” of Hamas, which is waging a war with Israel in the Gaza Strip.
On Monday evening, the Israeli army announced that it had carried out a “targeted strike” in the southern suburbs of Beirut, which, according to Hezbollah, targeted the commander of the Shiite organization’s southern front, Ali Karaki, who the party confirmed was “fine” and had moved to a “safe place.”
In a separate statement, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant said, “On this day, we took out of service tens of thousands of missiles and precision munitions.”
He added, “This is the most difficult week for Hezbollah since its establishment. The results speak for themselves.”
Illustrative map of the Bekaa region
Thus, Aita al-Shaab, Aitaroun, Ramyeh, Deir al-Zahrani, andNabatieh The Bekaa and the southern suburbs of Beirut are the most prominent areas that witnessed Israeli bombing.
