Israeli east Lebanon strikes kill 21: Health ministry

AFP , Sunday 29 Sep 2024

Lebanon's health ministry said Israeli air strikes killed 21 people on Sunday in east Lebanon, which has been hit by a wave of attacks for nearly a week.

Israeli strike on Baalbek, Lebanon
Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli airstrike on the Lebanese city of Baalbek in the Bekaa valley on September 29, 2024. AFP

 

The Israeli enemy raids on Baalbek-Hemel have killed 21 people and wounded 47," the ministry said, giving a provisional toll, as an AFP journalist reported heavy raids Sunday in the Baalbek area.

Earlier on Sunday, at least 11 people were killed in an Israeli airstrike targeting a house in the town of Ain in the Bekaa Valley in northeastern Lebanon, the Lebanese National News Agency reported.

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