Israeli Strikes on Southern Lebanon Kill 11
LEBANON – At least 11 people were killed and several others injured as Israeli army continued to conduct airstrikes on southern Lebanon on Tuesday.
Two people were killed and a woman was injured in a strike on a home in the town of Arabsalim, the state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported.
Three members of the same family were also killed and one person was wounded after a pre-dawn strike targeted the town of Sahmar in the western Bekaa region, the agency said.
A separate strike targeted the coastal town of Adloun early Tuesday, leaving three people dead, the outlet said.
Another strike on the town of Shebriha killed one person and injured three others, NNA said.
Two more people were killed when an Israeli drone hit a vehicle on the Msayleh-Nabatieh road after midnight, the agency added.
Injuries were also reported in strikes targeting the towns of Mahmoudiyeh, Nabatieh al-Fawqa, Jabal al-Botm. Mansouri, Adloun and Deir Antar.
In the Tyre district, Israeli strikes hit the area between the towns of Ain Baal and Aaitit, accompanied by the firing of illumination flares over the city and the sea, according to the agency.
Lebanese media also reported attacks on more than 10 homes in the country’s south, without giving details about casualties.
The Israeli army has expanded its air and ground offensive across Lebanon since a cross-border attack by Hezbollah on March 2, despite a ceasefire deal that took effect in November 2024.
According to Lebanese health authorities, at least 2,089 people have since been killed and 6,762 others injured in the Israeli assault.
Israel occupies areas in southern Lebanon, some for decades and others since the previous conflict between October 2023 and November the following year.
