Several killed, including soldier, in Israeli aggression on S.Lebanon
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This comes a day after the military reported that three soldiers were killed in a separate Israeli strike targeting an army position in the town of Sarafand in the Saida district.
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A photo taken from the southern Lebanese coastal city of Tyre shows smoke billowing following an Israeli airstrike that targeted the area of al-Hosh on the outskirts of Tyre, on November 19, 2024. (AFP)
The Lebanese Army announced Wednesday that one soldier has succumbed to injuries sustained during an Israeli attack on a military vehicle on the Borj al-Molouk - al-Qlayleh road in southern Lebanon.
In a statement posted on X, the army confirmed the soldier’s martyrdom, following an earlier report that two personnel had been wounded in the attack.
استشهد أحد العسكريَّين متأثرًا بجراحه التي أصيب بها نتيجة استهداف العدو الإسرائيلي آلية للجيش على طريق برج الملوك- القليعة في الجنوب.#الجيش_اللبناني #LebaneseArmy pic.twitter.com/cv4YBVS0Ua
— الجيش اللبناني (@LebarmyOfficial) November 20, 2024
This comes a day after the military reported that three soldiers were killed in a separate Israeli strike targeting an army position in the town of Sarafand in the Saida district.
Al Mayadeen’s correspondent previously reported injuries among Lebanese Army personnel after their vehicle was targeted by an Israeli drone in the town of Borj al-Molouk in the Marjayoun district.
'Israel' still targeting civilian buildings
In a related context, the town of al-Khiam has been under continuous artillery bombardment since last night, coinciding with ongoing Israeli attempts to advance from the eastern outskirts of the town. Meanwhile, Israeli warplanes have carried out airstrikes on Khiam and Kafr Chouba.
Two people were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a house in the town of Maarakeh. Additionally, Israeli aircraft targeted a house in Ain Baal and conducted another strike in the al-Qlayleh area in the Tyre district.
Israeli warplanes also launched a series of airstrikes targeting the towns of al-Naqoura, Deir Qanoun Ras al-Ain, al-Jebbayn, al-Mansouri, Qana, Aytit, Zebqine, and the surrounding areas. These attacks were accompanied by phosphorus and artillery bombardment on Wadi Hamoul, north of al-Naqoura.
In Zefta, in the Nabatieh district, rescue operations concluded at 1:00 am to recover victims from the rubble of a destroyed house, where three bodies were retrieved.
According to the latest numbers from the Lebanese Ministry of Health, the Israeli aggression has so far killed 3,544 people and injured 15,036 others since its onset.
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