An ambulance belonging to the Islamic Health Organization was bombed in Tibnine on Friday, which resulted in the death of two paramedics.

Israeli shelling continued on Mansouri in Tyre caza amid heavy reconnaissance flights above Beirut and its southern suburbs.

In a statement, Hezbollah declared “targeting a gathering of Israeli soldiers in Karmael settlement with rocket weaponry.”

In parallel, the Israeli army announced “intercepting 25 rockets in the Upper Galilee.”

Earlier, the southern suburbs witnessed many violent and consecutive airstrikes.

Hezbollah had claimed responsibility for “bombing a gathering of Israeli vehicles and soldiers in Saasaa using a heavy Burkan missile.”

An Israeli air raid also struck the Al-Lailaki neighborhood in the southern suburbs of Beirut, near the Lebanese University.

In the Beqaa Valley, Israeli fighter jets conducted three airstrikes on Taraya, one of which targeted a house along the main road of the town. Another strike blocked the main road connecting Taraya to northern neighborhoods.

Israel expanded its operations to western Baalbeck, between the towns of Bodai and Shmostar. Two attacks were reported in Janta, along with a series of bombardments on Ali al-Nahri and Sabouba. A drone strike targeted a truck in Al-Bayader, Zahle, while reconnaissance flights continued over Baalbeck.

Southern Lebanon witnessed an increase in fire exchanges. An Israeli drone conducted four strikes near Al-Amin Mosque between Zebdine and Mayfadoun. Fighter jets shelled a house along the Barghaliyah-Tyre highway, and drones struck a car near the Salah Ghandour Hospital in Bint Jbeil.

Later, the Israeli army threatened to bomb Mays al-Jabal Public Hospital in urgent calls to some residents of the village.

Israeli artillery heavily bombarded the outskirts of Alma al-Shaab with phosphorus and incendiary munitions, while Dhayra was targeted with 120-mm mortar shells. Additionally, the Ksara Safour junction, between Al-Duwair and Ansar, was struck by warplanes.

Earlier on Friday, several members of the Islamic Health Organization were killed in a drone strike near Marjayoun Governmental Hospital.

Aitit, Naqoura and Majdel Zoun were bombarded by heavy artillery amidst intense reconnaissance flights over Tyre and Bint Jbeil.

Furthermore, Israeli warplanes launched attacks on the towns of Khiam, Kfar Kila and Odaisseh. Notably, for the first time, Israeli drones struck a house in the town of Rmeish.

On Thursday night, Israel conducted a series of extremely violent raids targeting the southern suburbs of Beirut, following more than 12 airstrikes in a single incident.

The New York Times reported that three Israeli officials stated that the strikes were aimed at a meeting of senior Hezbollah leaders, including Hashem Safieddine, the potential successor to Hassan Nasrallah as Hezbollah’s leader.

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