Two people were killed in an Israeli raid on a motorcycle on the Bayada road, near the town of Naqoura on the southern front, on Wednesday evening. The victims were Ishac and Hussein Alyan, “two brothers aged 12 and 17 who succumbed to their injuries”, according to preliminary information obtained by This is Beirut.
This strike follows heightened tensions that persisted throughout Wednesday afternoon, during which Israeli bombardments targeted several localities, including the outskirts of Umm al-Tout, Marwahin, Al-Bustan and Aïta al-Shaab in the Bint Jbeil caza. In Dhayra and Alma al-Shaab, artillery fire caused a blaze in the targeted area.
Phosphorus Asphyxiation and Hezbollah Retaliation
Earlier, phosphorus shells hit Khiam. According to the Ministry of Health’s Emergency Operations Center, one citizen suffered asphyxiation as a result of this phosphorus bombardment and was admitted to the Marjayoun government hospital for treatment.
For its part, Hezbollah announced that it had targeted a military checkpoint in the Israeli settlement of Dan, “in retaliation for the attack on Nabatiye”, as well as the Zaoura checkpoint, “in response to the targeting of Khiam and Aita al-Shaab”.
The pro-Iranian group also announced the death of two of its fighters, Hani Hussein Ezzeddine and Ali Hassan Abd Ali.
According to the latest information, “a Hezbollah member was killed this morning in an Israeli strike against a motorcycle in Mays al-Jabal”, which also left one person wounded.
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On the Israeli Side
While US officials have warned Israel that launching an operation in Lebanon would have catastrophic consequences, Israeli officials have told their counterparts in Washington that Israel can no longer wait to launch a military operation in southern Lebanon.
In addition, according to Israeli media reports, Hezbollah directly targeted a building in the Shtula region of western Galilee. Some thirty rockets were also fired from southern Lebanon towards the Upper Galilee in northern Israel.
