Israeli escalation in Lebanon… 8 killed by targeting a café in Naqoura and a house in Tair Harfa
In a new Israeli escalation in southern Lebanon, today (Wednesday) 3 people were killed in an Israeli air strike in the border town of Naqoura, while 5 people were killed in another Israeli raid that targeted a house with two missiles in Tair Harfa.
In detail, the National News Agency reported today (Wednesday) that an Israeli plane bombed a café in the town of Naqoura in southern Lebanon, resulting in 3 deaths and injuries.
The agency said that a number of ambulances immediately rushed to the site of the bombing.
The agency had reported earlier today that seven people were killed in an Israeli air strike on the town of Al-Habbariyah in the south of the country, while Israeli media said that one person was killed in a missile strike from Lebanon on northern Israel.
The Lebanese agency reported that Israeli aircraft raided the Lebanese Ambulance Association center in the town of Hebbariyeh, killing seven members of the medical staff inside and wounding four civilians.
Before noon today, the Israeli army fired machine guns from its positions adjacent to the town of Aita al-Shaab towards the outskirts of the town and into the nearby forests.
It was reported that two artillery shells fell from Israeli army positions between the towns of Taybeh and Adissa.
In the afternoon, it was reported that an Israeli raid targeted the outskirts of Al-Adaysah as well as the Taybeh town junction.
Israeli warplanes and reconnaissance aircraft flew over the villages of the south in general.
In the evening, a raid was recorded on the town of Tair Harfa, targeting a house with two missiles, one of which did not explode, while the second completely destroyed it. Five deaths were reported, including members of the Islamic Health Authority, according to the National Agency.
The National Agency reported that ambulances headed to the house that was targeted by the Israeli raid in Tair Harfa.
Lebanese media said that two people were killed and three were missing following the raid on Tair Harfa.
The Israeli army announced late Tuesday night that its aircraft had raided Hezbollah buildings in the Tair Harfa and Dhahira regions in southern Lebanon.
Israeli army spokesman Avichai Adraee said on the “X” platform that two shells were monitored from Lebanon during the night towards the town of Shlomi in northern Israel, and the sources of the firing were attacked.
On the other hand, Hezbollah announced that, at 10 a.m., it targeted a deployment of Israeli soldiers in the vicinity of the Shtola settlement with artillery shells.
He also pointed out that the party’s snipers targeted spy equipment at the Miskaf General site and hit them directly.
He also reported that the Ruwaisat Al-Alam site in the occupied Lebanese hills of Kafr Shuba was targeted with artillery shells, causing a direct hit. He targeted an Israeli infantry force inside a tent in the Ramim Forest with appropriate weapons, killing and wounding its members.
In the early evening hours, the Israeli army fired heavy light and medium machine gun fire from the Metulla settlement, targeting the residential neighborhoods of the town of Kafr Kila. The shooting also targeted the outskirts of the town of Al-Adissa.
It was also reported that drones were flying over Toulin, the surrounding area, and some areas in the central sector and the Lebanese coastal areas.
It is noteworthy that for the first time since the outbreak of the Gaza war, Israeli warplanes targeted two towns in the Bekaa Valley on Tuesday, leading to the killing of two Hezbollah members.
This is the furthest bombing so far from the southern border, where Hezbollah has been exchanging fire with Israel since the beginning of the war.
Israel confirmed launching air strikes near Ras Baalbek and Hermel and said that its planes targeted a number of military sites used by Hezbollah in response to a missile attack on one of its bases near the Lebanese border.
The skies of the western and central sectors, up to the outskirts of the city of Tyre, witnessed heavy flights of Israeli military and reconnaissance aircraft that continued until the early hours of dawn.
The Israeli army also fired flares over the border villages adjacent to the Blue Line, in addition to incendiary bombs into the forests of the towns of Naqoura and Alma al-Shaab.
It is noteworthy that the Israeli army deliberately burns perennial trees such as oaks, olives, and pine, and phosphorus bombs have destroyed many crops in the plains of the villages of the south.
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