Israeli forces renew airstrikes on Beirut's Southern Suburb
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Our correspondent says the Israeli occupation military targeted a building in the Shoura area of Haret Hreik with two airstrikes.
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Smoke rises from Israeli airstrikes on Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, Wednesday, October 16, 2024. (AP)
The Israeli occupation military launched Wednesday morning two airstrikes on the Southern Suburb of the Lebanese capital Beirut, Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported.
Our correspondent indicated that the Israeli occupation targeted a building in the Shoura area of Haret Hreik.
In southern Lebanon, Israeli forces carried out airstrikes overnight, hitting Ain Ebel, Aita al-Shaab, and Froun.
On Tuesday, a series of Israeli airstrikes on the town of Qana in southern Lebanon resulted in the initial toll of one martyr and 30 wounded, according to the Public Health Emergency Operations Center of the Ministry of Public Health.
Later, Lebanon's National News Agency (NNA) reported that 10 people were killed and 15 others were injured in the Israeli massacre in the southern town.
The aftermath of an Israeli airstrike on the town of #Qana in South Lebanon depicts a scene of utter devastation and destruction, with residential buildings and civilian stores reduced to rubble. The footage shows fires raging, as the debris now blocks the neighborhood.
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) October 15, 2024
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The occupation forces also targeted Sarbin, killing five people, the Health Ministry's Operations Center confirmed.
Additionally, Israeli airstrikes targeted Toul, Hanine, Khiam, and the outskirts of Bayyada, Naqoura, Shebaa, Kafra, and Mahmoudiya in southern Lebanon.
A separate airstrike hit the area between the towns of Froun and Ghandourieh in the Bint Jbeil district.
In the Bekaa region, the Operations Center said an Israeli airstrike on Riyaq killed five people, including three children, and injured 16 others.
2,350 martyrs, 10,906 injuries in Israeli aggression
The Operations Center announced on Tuesday that the death toll since the onset of the Israeli aggression on Lebanon has reached 2,350 martyrs, with 10,906 injured.
It said Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon on Monday killed 11 people and left and injured 48 others.
According to a statement, Israeli airstrikes in Nabatieh Governorate killed six people and injured 31, while three were killed and 21 were injured in the Bekaa Governorate.
In Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, two people were wounded in Israeli bombardments.
In addition, an Israeli airstrike that targeted the town of Aitou in northern Lebanon killed 21 people and injured six others, bringing the total toll from Monday's airstrikes to 41 martyrs and 124 injuries.
The newest figures also bring the overall death toll since "Israel" launched an intense aggression on Lebanon on September 23 to 1,356 martyrs.
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