Rescue workers carry remains of killed people at the site that was hit by Israeli airstrikes in Qana village, south Lebanon, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024. AP
Israeli forces launched approximately eleven strikes on Wednesday, targeting municipal buildings in the southern city of Nabatiyeh and surrounding areas. The
strikes created what officials described as a "belt of fire," killing at least 16 people, including the mayor, and injuring 52 others.
In addition, Israeli jets bombed the town of Maghdoucheh near Sidon, while artillery shells struck Aita al-Shaab, Ramyah, and Qouzah in the Nabatiyeh region. Airstrikes also hit Naqoura, Chamaa, Taybeh, Zita, Aanqoun, and Tayr Harfa in the Tyre and Sidon provinces.
The Israeli army claimed to have killed Jalal Mustafa Hariri, Hezbollah’s commander in the Qana area, along with other resistance militants. However, Hezbollah has not confirmed the strike. Lebanese officials reported that 15 civilians were killed in attacks on the same town.
The Lebanese Red Cross stated that two ambulance workers were injured by shrapnel while responding to an Israeli strike in Jwaya, a town in the Tyre district.
According to the ministry, Israel has killed 2,377 people and injured 11,109 others since its aggression against Lebanon began last year. Most casualties have occurred in recent weeks as Israel escalated its operations in densely populated areas.
Meanwhile,
Hezbollah said it fired rockets at the northern Israeli town of Safed on Wednesday, marking the third such attack in 24 hours, which the Lebanese resistance group described as retaliation for deadly Israeli raids.
Hezbollah added that its fighters were engaged in "ongoing" and "violent clashes with Israeli enemy forces in the vicinity of the Al-Qawzah village at point-blank range with various types of machine guns."
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) reported that an Israeli tank "directly and deliberately" targeted one of its watchtowers in the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, UNIFIL expressed concern over the incident, which marks another Israeli attack on its peacekeeping forces operating along the volatile border, following injuries to several of its members in recent days.
The incident destroyed two cameras and damaged the tower, but no casualties were immediately reported.
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