558 killed, over 1,800 injured as Israeli airstrikes bombard southern Lebanon
Thousands of Lebanese citizens fled the region amid what is reported to be the deadliest bombardment faced by the country since 2006.
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Lebanon’s health ministry said on Tuesday that 558 of its citizens have been killed and 1,835 injured in Israeli airstrikes in the southern part of the country since Sunday, Al Jazeera reported. More than 90 women and children were among the dead.
Thousands of Lebanese citizens are fleeing the southern part of the country amid what is said to be the deadliest bombardment the country has faced since the 2006 war between Israel and the militant group Hezbollah, according to the AP.
Hezbollah responded by firing missiles at Israeli air bases, even as world leaders and the United Nations called for restraint.
Hezbollah and Israel have exchanged near-daily strikes for the past 10 months amid Tel Aviv’s war on the besieged Palestinian enclave of Gaza. Hezbollah is an ally of Hamas.
The ongoing bombardment in Lebanon is seen as a significant escalation of geopolitical tensions in West Asia.
Israel’s military offensive against Gaza began on October 7 after Hamas launched an incursion into southern Israel, killing 1,200 persons and taking over 200 hostages. Israel has been carrying out unprecedented air and ground strikes on Gaza since then. The attacks have killed more than 40,000 persons, including 16,500 children.
The Israeli military claimed on Tuesday that its airstrikes in Lebanon were aimed at targeting Hezbollah’s infrastructure. It said...
