Israeli aggression on southern Lebanese town kills four family members
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Lebanon's National News Agency (NNA) says the Israeli strike caused massive destruction and resulted in the martyrdom and injury of several civilians.
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This picture shows smoke billowing above the Lebanese village of Mays al-Jabal during Israeli bombardment on May 5, 2024. (AFP)
Al Mayadeen's correspondent in southern Lebanon reported that four civilians from a single family were killed and five others were injured in an Israeli airstrike that targeted the border town of Mays al-Jabal.
Lebanon's National News Agency (NNA) mentioned that Israeli warplanes bombarded a neighborhood in Mays al-Jabal while a number of the town's residents were inspecting their homes and businesses and the damage caused by the relentless Israeli attacks on the town for the past seven months.
"What happened in the village of Mays al-Jabal is that a group of civilians was trying to retrieve their personal belongings from there when they were targeted by the Israeli airstrike." Al Mayadeen's correspondent in South Lebanon revealed.
"What happened in the village of Mays al-Jabal is that a group of civilians was trying to retrieve their personal belongings from there when they were targeted by the Israeli airstrike."
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) May 5, 2024
- #AlMayadeen's correspondent in South #Lebanon, Ali Mortada https://t.co/bznAFQ8o17
According to NNA, the Israeli strike caused massive destruction and resulted in the martyrdom and injury of several civilians.
فيديو لأضرار الغارة الإسرائيلية الحربية التي استهدفت بلدة #ميس_الجبل الجنوبية.#الميادين_لبنان #لبنان pic.twitter.com/9uyFi41RSv
— الميادين لبنان (@mayadeenlebanon) May 5, 2024
Mays al-Jabal municipality chief Abdelmoneim Chukair confirmed that a father, a mother, and their little child were martyred in the Israeli airstrike.
The news agency mentioned that emergency and rescue teams worked on evacuating the victims to hospitals in the area, while civil defense teams continued their efforts in clearing the rubble in search of any missing victims.
Following the announcement, Israeli media reported that the Israeli military declared a state of alert in anticipation of retaliatory strikes launched from Lebanon. The media confirmed that sirens sounded in Kiryat Shmona, adding that a heavy barrage of rockets was launched toward the Israeli settlement and its vicinity. Israeli media also reported a power outage in Kiryat Shmona.
Our correspondent said that more than 30 rockets have been launched from Lebanon toward al-Jalil Panhandle. Israeli media mentioned that an Israeli settler was seriously injured after a rocket launched from Lebanon hit a street in Kiryat Shmona.
#WATCH | Footage shows the damage in the Israeli settlement of Kiryat Shmona after the Lebanese Resistance launched several attacks in response to the horrific crime in the town of Mays al-Jabal.#Lebanon https://t.co/QeGrwxcT1t
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) May 5, 2024
Later, the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon - Hezbollah said its fighters targeted the Kiryat Shmona settlements with dozens of Katyusha and Falaq rockets in response to the crime committed by the Israeli occupation forces in the town of Mays al-Jabal.
In a related context, Israeli artillery also targeted the outskirts of the towns of al-Naqoura and Alma al-Shaab and shelled Jabal Blat in southern Lebanon early Sunday.
