'Israel' launches wide-ranging strikes on Baalbek city, east Lebanon
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Following Israeli orders of immediate evacuation, residents from different areas of Baalbek began to flee the city.
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Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted oil reservoirs in the eastern town of Douris in the Bekaa Valley, on October 30, 2024, (AFP)
The Israeli occupation continued Wednesday its aggression across various regions in Lebanon, intensifying bombardments in areas around Baalbek and Tyre.
Israeli occupation aircraft launched a series of violent raids on Baalbek and its surroundings, targeting residential neighborhoods in the hills of Ras al-Ain, Aamachki, al-Asirah, the Kayyal road, and both northern and southern entrances to Baalbek.
Israeli warplanes also targeted Ain Bourday, Douris, diesel tanks in their vicinity, the outskirts of Shmistar, the town of I'aat and surrounding areas, while also launching heavy airstrikes on Sohmor and Libbaya in western Bekaa.
Meanwhile, Lebanon's Health Ministry announced that the toll of the Israeli aggression has risen to 2,822 martyrs, and 12,937 wounded, with 30 killed and 165 wounded following the Israeli aggression on Tuesday.
Al Mayadeen’s correspondent said that the Israeli occupation carried out a heavy strike near Dar al-Amal Hospital in Baalbek.
مشاهد للغارة الإسرائيلية بالقرب من مستشفى دار الأمل في #بعلبك.#لبنان #الميادين_لبنان pic.twitter.com/NCGaC9vQ2C
— الميادين لبنان (@mayadeenlebanon) October 30, 2024
Following Israeli orders of immediate evacuation, residents across Baalbek began to flee the city.
In Mount Lebanon, our correspondent reported that an Israeli drone targeted a vehicle on the Qmatiyeh road in Aley district.
#بالفيديو | غارة من مسيرة إسرائيلية تستهدف سيارة على طريق القماطية في قضاء عاليه.#الميادين_لبنان#لبنان pic.twitter.com/pQAiWqnjLV
— الميادين لبنان (@mayadeenlebanon) October 30, 2024
Civilian martyrs in South
In the South, our correspondent reported that Israeli aircraft targeted the city of Nabatieh al-Faouqa.
The Israeli air force conducted a strike on the town of al-Ramadiyah, another between the towns of Rmadiyeh and Chaaitiyeh in the Tyre district, and targeted the town of Sriri in the southern Jezzine region.
Meanwhile, the Lebanese Civil Defense and the al-Risala Health Relief Association are working to retrieve the body of a martyred child and five wounded individuals following an Israeli airstrike on the agricultural area near Tyre.
Al Mayadeen’s correspondent also reported that Israeli warplanes launched multiple raids on Khiam, in conjunction with artillery bombardments targeting the city.
Earlier in the day, an Israeli drone targeted a passenger bus on the Kahale-Araya road in Mount Lebanon Governorate.
#بالفيديو | مسيّرة إسرائيلية تستهدف سيارة على طريق الكحالة - عاريا.#الميادين_لبنان#لبنان pic.twitter.com/qv6NH7Jynr
— الميادين لبنان (@mayadeenlebanon) October 30, 2024
Additionally, an Israeli drone fired a rocket that missed a car on the Bchamoun road in Mount Lebanon.
#بالفيديو | مسيّرة إسرائيلية تطلق صاروخاً باتجاه سيارة على طريق بشامون لكنها لم تصبها.#الميادين_لبنان#لبنان pic.twitter.com/SGL7CAZYo3
— الميادين لبنان (@mayadeenlebanon) October 30, 2024
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