Israeli attack on Lebanon's Bekaa kills one, wounds 5 children under 8
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The Lebanese Health Ministry says 19 people were wounded in the Israeli aggression targeting several towns in the Bekaa Valley in eastern Lebanon.
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Smoke rises from a village in the Bekaa Valley in Eastern Lebanon after an Israeli aggression late Tuesday, August 20, 2024. (Social media)
The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced late Tuesday night that renewed Israeli aggression on the Bekaa Valley in eastern Lebanon, marking the second consecutive night of attacks, resulted in the martyrdom of one individual and injuries to 19 others.
According to Al Mayadeen's correspondent, among the wounded were five children under the age of eight.
هذا بنك اهداف الاحتلال في قرى البقاع هذه الليلة ‼️ pic.twitter.com/KfNm4SYWuz
— مصدر مسؤول (@fouadkhreiss) August 20, 2024
The Israeli airstrikes targeted the outskirts of Bodai, as well as the vicinity of Nabi Sheet and the plains of Sarin al-Tahta, for the second time in less than 24 hours.
On Monday night, Israeli jets attacked the Dhour al-Ayron area in Sarin al-Tahta, Nabi Sheet in the al-Qouz area, and the Sahliyya region between the towns of Tamnine al-Tahta and Qsarnaba.
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أفاد مراسل الميادين بأن غارات إسرائيلية استهدفت أطراف بلدة بوداي ومحيط بلدة النبي شيت وسهل بلدة سرعين التحتا في البقاع.#لبنان#الميادين_لبنان pic.twitter.com/fwFJ4EnTzO
— الميادين لبنان (@mayadeenlebanon) August 20, 2024
Hezbollah announces martyrs
Shortly before these aggressions, Hezbollah announced that four of its fighters were martyred while fulfilling their duty of resistance on the path to al-Quds.
In separate statements, the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon identified the martyrs as Ziad Mohammad Kashmar (Zulfiqar), born in 1994, from the town of Hallousiyeh; Raed Ali Khattab (Mahdi), born in 1995, from the town of Aita al-Shaab; Ali Ahmad Dekmak (Youssef Naji), born in 1999, from the city of Nabatiyeh; and Ghazi Chahine (Ali Ali), born in 1989, from the city of Tyre. All the martyrs were from southern Lebanon.
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Hezbollah martyred fighters Raed Ali Khattab (top left), Ali Dokmak (top right), Ziad Kashmar (down left), Mohammed Chahine (down right), in images released by Hezbollah's military media on Tuesday, August 20, 2024
Read more: Israeli aggression kills 10, injures 5 in South Lebanon
Throughout Tuesday, the Israeli occupation launched a series of attacks on southern Lebanese towns and villages, including the use of phosphorus shells in the Wadi Saluki area and firing flares over the outskirts of Deir Mimas.
The attacks targeted Ramyah, Taloussa, Aita al-Shaab, Tayr Harfa, al-Naqoura, and al-Dhahira, and also included a strike on a motorcycle on the road between al-Chehabiyeh and Baflay.
Additionally, Israeli artillery shelled the outskirts of Yaroun, Hanin, Ramyah, Kfar Hamam, Kfar Chouba, and Taloussa.
