A Particularly Violent Saturday in the South, Baalbeck Targeted
Two Israeli missile strikes hit the Baalbek region at around 10 pm, particularly near the village of Chmestar. The airstrike is reported to have targeted the farm of Qaryat al-Sabaa, one of the villages of Beit Meshik in the Wadi al-Owaini area, which is located northwest of the town of Taraya.

According to the Israeli army, the air force bombed a target in Baalbek 80 kilometers from the border, in response to the shooting down of the drone.

Some media outlets state the missiles targeted a training camp and a weapons factory. Preliminary information indicated injuries, as ambulance teams transported the wounded from the site of the airstrike.

Earlier in the day, Hezbollah announced that it had shot down an Israeli drone with a surface-to-air missile in the Deir Kifa region. The drone is of the Hermes 900 type, one of the army's largest and most expensive. It was the fourth Israeli drone to be shot down by Hezbollah since October 8.



A little later, the Lebanese army announced that it had detonated the rocket on the drone.

Later in the afternoon, the Israelis targeted a van carrying the debris from the downed drone over Deir Kifa.

The Israeli air force also raided a house in the Siddiqine region, wounding several people, some of whom are in critical condition. Preliminary reports put the number of wounded at seven.


The Israeli air force also bombed a house in Kantara, causing injuries.

In addition, phosphorus shells hit Odaisseh, Khiam and Kfar Kila, where a house was damaged by a Merkava shell.

Strikes targeted Khiam and Markaba, hitting a vehicle but causing no casualties. Bombardments also targeted the Hamila area, between Hounin and Roumin, which had already been the target of bombardments yesterday.

The Yarine mosque in western Bekaa was also targeted by Israeli bombardments.

On the Israeli side, fires broke out in Bayad Blida and Assi, opposite Mays el-Jabal.

According to Israeli media reports, a Burkan ballistic missile was fired at Kiryat Shmona, causing injuries. Kiryat Shmona's municipality reported that two projectiles hit the town, causing damage to infrastructure.

Hezbollah also announced that it had hit an Israeli army barracks in the settlement of Shomera.The pro-Iranian group also claimed responsibility for an attack on spy equipment at the Marj site.

Israeli TV Channel 12 reported that since the start of the war, 70% of the facilities in the Manara settlement in the Upper Galilee have been destroyed by bombardments from Lebanon.
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