Nine martyred, 38 injured in Israeli strikes on Haret Saida, S.Lebanon

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Al Mayadeen
27 Oct 2024 15:49

Two Israeli airstrikes struck a residential neighborhood in the town of Haret Saida, where over 17,000 displaced individuals from villages in southern Lebanon are residing.

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A Lebanese army soldier and Red Cross paramedic survey the site of an overnight Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern village of Marj'youn on October 27, 2024 (AFP)

Following a series of intense Israeli airstrikes on Beirut's Southern Suburb, South Lebanon, and the Bekaa region from Saturday night until early Sunday, the Lebanese Ministry of Health announced on Sunday that nine citizens were killed and 38 others were injured in Israeli airstrikes that targeted a building in the town of Haret Saida, South Lebanon.

Two airstrikes struck a residential neighborhood in the town, where over 17,000 displaced individuals from villages in South Lebanon are residing, Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported.

A video shows a Lebanese citizen surveying the ruins of his home following an Israeli airstrike in #Sidon (Saida), southern #Lebanon, which killed at least five people and injured 15 others.

More than 17,000 people displaced from villages in southern Lebanon have taken refuge… pic.twitter.com/SKZ72MpilX
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) October 27, 2024

Prior to the massacre, three people were killed in an Israeli drone attack on a car west of the Baalbek district. Israeli occupation forces committed another massacre in the southern town of Teffahta, killing three children and their parents.

Additionally, the Lebanese Ministry of Health reported that an Israeli airstrike on Jdeidet Marj'youn on Saturday evening killed five people and injured one. Another three people were killed in an Israeli airstrike on Eastern Zawtar in the Nabatieh Governorate.

Our correspondents reported a series of Israeli airstrikes targeting the southern towns of Baraachit, Ainatha, Hariss, Majdal Silm, Chehour, Qlayleh, Bourj al-Shemali, al-Smaayieh, Deir Qanoun Ras al-Ain, Deir Kifa, Blat, al-Shaaytieh, and the city of Nabatieh.

Earlier, the Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that Beirut has filed a complaint with the United Nations Security Council against "Israel" for committing massacres against civilians and destroying villages in southern Lebanon.

On Saturday, the Lebanese Ministry of Health announced that the death toll of the Israeli aggression on Lebanon since October 8, 2023, has risen to 2,653 martyrs, with 12,360 people injured.

A paramedic was martyred and five others were injured after an airstrike targeted the Civil Defense Center operated by the Islamic Health Authority in Bazourieh, southern Lebanon.

According to the Health Ministry, this raises the total number of martyred paramedics since the beginning of the aggression to 164, with 275 others wounded.