'Israel' commits new massacres in Lebanon, death toll hits 3,320
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The Israeli occupation bombed various towns in the south, the Bekaa region, Beirut's southern suburb, and other areas in Mount Lebanon and the Chouf district, committing a massacre in the town of Joun.
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Rescue workers search for victims at a house hit in an Israeli airstrike in Baalchmay village east of Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, November 12, 2024. (AP)
The death toll of the Israeli aggression on Lebanon has risen to 3,320 martyrs and over 14,234 injuries following recent deadly strikes that hit the country.
On Monday, Israeli airstrikes killed 44 citizens and wounded 88 more, while 33 were killed and several injured on Tuesday, according to the daily report issued by the Lebanese Health Ministry's Emergency Health Center.
The National News Agency reported that enemy drones have continued to hover over Beirut since the early hours of Tuesday morning at low altitudes, up to the present time.
On Tuesday evening, Israeli warplanes carried out an airstrike targeting a house where displaced families were residing in the town of Joun in the Chouf region. The updated toll from the Israeli airstrike on Joun stands at 15 martyrs, including 8 women and four children, and 12 injured, while debris removal operations are ongoing, the Lebanese Health Ministry reported.
Breaking | According to an initial report from the Lebanese Ministry of Health, 6 civilians were killed and 6 others injured in an Israeli airstrike targeting the town of Joun in the Chouf district of Lebanon. pic.twitter.com/MmPNBJ6eBX
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) November 12, 2024
The agency also reported that two citizens were killed and several were wounded in an Israeli airstrike on the city of Tyre, amid efforts from the Lebanese Civil Defense to transport all casualties to hospitals.
Israeli warplanes also targeted the town of Siddiqin in the Tyre district, southern Lebanon, while more targeted the towns of al-Hamiri and Tayr Falsay, as well as an area between al-Hamiri and Maaroub.
Moreover, a massacre was reported in the town of Saksakiyeh after an Israeli airstrike killed nine individuals.
Israeli warplanes also carried out airstrikes on the town of Naqoura near the border with occupied Palestine, as well as on Majdal Zoun and al-Qlayla in the Tyre district, Tebnine in the Bint Jbeil district, and Kfar Remen in the Nabatieh district. Another airstrike targeted Bint Jbeil.
Rescue and medical teams resumed search operations throughout the day through the rubble in the town of Burj al-Shamali in the Tyre district after a person whose family lost contact is feared to have been martyred after an Israeli airstrike targeted his area.
A paramedic from the Islamic Health Authority was martyred and another from the Lebanese Civil Defense was injured in an Israeli airstrike while they, along with a rescue team, were clearing rubble from a building razed by warplanes in the town of Mansouri.
In the Marjayoun district, the National News Agency reported that Israeli occupation forces dropped banned cluster bombs for the second time, targeting the course of the Litani River near the outskirts of the town of Blat.
Israeli warplanes also carried out airstrikes on the towns of Deir Antar and al-Majadel in the Bint Jbeil district.
The occupation's warplanes targeted the al-Bayad neighborhood in the city of Nabatieh with a series of airstrikes and attacked the area around the International School in Haboush, as well as the town of Shahtiyeh.
Additionally, five individuals were killed in the Israeli aggression on Teffahta, Saida district, according to the Public Health Emergency Operations Center.
Israel just bombed residential area in Lebanon next to a school full of students, violated Security Council resolution SCR 1701 and international law with absolutely no consequences.
— Mohamad Safa (@mhdksafa) November 12, 2024
This is another war crime and the International Criminal Court remains silent. pic.twitter.com/KZ27Bu33Lq
During the night, "Israel" resumed its aggression, targeting a two-story home where displaced civilians resided in Baalchmay, Mount Lebanon. Five people were killed and two were injured in a non-finalized toll.
Earlier today, the Israeli occupation army issued threats to residents of several southern villages, including Shaqra, Houla, Majdal Selm, Talousa, Mays al-Jabal, Sawwaneh, Qabrikha, Yahmor, Arnoun, Blida, Mhaibib, Baraashit, Faroun, and al-Ghandouriya, announcing that they would be targeted in new aggressive airstrikes.
In the Chouf region, the NNA reported that an Israeli drone was intensively hovering in a circular pattern at a low altitude over the region.
This morning, Israeli warplanes launched a series of intense airstrikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut after threatening to bomb buildings in areas including Haret Hreik, Burj al-Brajneh, Hadath, and Laylaki, as well as the American neighborhood. Additionally, a heavy airstrike targeted an area near Beirut International Airport.
مشاهد من الدمار في منطقة حارة حريك عند ميدان الشهداء بعد العدوان الإسرائيلي على #الضاحية_الجنوبية_لبيروت pic.twitter.com/H3NcJYlNvm
— الميادين لبنان (@mayadeenlebanon) November 12, 2024
In Baalbek, Israeli occupation warplanes carried out an airstrike on the town of Kfardan in the west, as well as a house in the town of Taaria, west of Baalbek. Meanwhile, Al Mayadeen documented the damage to property caused by Israeli airstrikes on the town of Bouday in northern Bekaa.
مراسل #الميادين أحمد طه، يرصد الدمار بعد العدوان الإسرائيلي على بلدة بوداي في البقاع الشمالي شرقي #لبنان @ahmadtaha_at pic.twitter.com/55WC1mwD2c
— الميادين لبنان (@mayadeenlebanon) November 12, 2024
Moreover, Israeli warplanes broke the sound barrier at low altitude over the Baalbek-Hermel Governorate.
A funeral was held in Hosh al-Rafqa, central Bekaa, for the martyrs of the Israeli massacre in Almat, Byblos, allowing their families and loved ones to mourn their deceased. The Israeli occupation, however, launched an air raid near the area, disrupting the ceremony.
The horrific massacre in Almat killed more than 20 people, the majority of whom were women and children.
"غارة إسرائيلية خلال تشييع شهداء بلدة #حوش_الرافقة في البقاع الأوسط، والذين ارتقوا في الغارة الإسرائيلية على بلدة علمات في #جبيل"
— الميادين لبنان (@mayadeenlebanon) November 12, 2024
مراسل #الميادين، أحمد طه
#لبنان
#الميادين_لبنان@ahmadtaha_at pic.twitter.com/Q5tKiIKwBW
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