The death toll in Lebanon continues to rise daily as the conflict between the Israeli army and Hezbollah intensifies, with 2,546 dead and 11,862 injured since October 8, 2023.
Southern suburbs
Three Israeli raids targeted the Ghobeiry neighborhood, minutes after the end of a press conference held nearby by Hezbollah media office head and spokesman Mohammad Afif.
A residential bloc was leveled to the ground in Ghobeiry, but no casualties were reported as the area was evacuated beforehand.
The Israeli army's Arabic-speaking spokesman, Avichay Adraee, announced on X that the Israeli army had attacked Hezbollah arms depots in the southern suburbs of Beirut.
South Lebanon
A series of Israeli raids targeted the town of Nabatieh, killing and injuring people and destroying buildings, stores and cars.
An Israeli raid on Tafahta killed six people.
A strike targeted a house in the town of al-Shaaitiyeh, causing casualties.
At around 7 PM, Israeli aircraft bombed the Marj Harouf area, with casualties reported.
Several other localities were targeted, including Tyre, Rmeish, Kfar Kila, Deir Aames, Rechknanay, Khartoum, Nmairiya, Deir Mimas, Maaroub, Chamaa, Aitit, Kharayeb, al-Duweir and Yohmor. Incendiary bombs were dropped on the olive groves of Jdeidet Marjayoun.
Baalbek-Hermel
An Israeli airstrike on the town of Hermel left five dead and seven wounded. Several raids also targeted the town of Baalbek and the surrounding area.
Adraee announced that in the last few hours, the Israeli army targeted over 230 targets in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip, including, in Lebanon, three headquarters belonging to Hezbollah's air unit (Unit 127), responsible for launching drones into Israel.
Hezbollah's response
For its part, Hezbollah claimed several attacks on Israel today. According to its statement, it targeted the "Stella Maris" naval base northwest of Haifa, and also struck the Glilot base, where Military Intelligence Unit 8200 is located on the outskirts of Tel Aviv.
Additionally, Hezbollah claimed responsibility for bombing the TAAS military industries company in a suburb of Tel Aviv.
The Iranian-backed group also announced that it had targeted a Merkava tank in Rmeish with a guided missile, inflicting casualties among Israeli troops.
It also said it had targeted gatherings of Israeli soldiers on the outskirts of the town of Taybeh, at the al-Marj site and at the Zar’it crossroads between Aita al-Shaab and Khallet Wardeh. It further claimed that it had carried out an air attack with a squadron of kamikaze drones on the Elyakim base south of Haifa.
Israeli media reported that air raid sirens sounded in northern Israel, including Haifa, Acre, Kna'an, Zikhron Ya'akov and several Carmel settlements, following reports that Hezbollah drones had penetrated Israeli airspace.
One drone reportedly penetrated up to 70 km into northern Israel, pursued by Israeli helicopters.
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