The death toll in the Lebanon has reached to 585. Notably, Israel has carried out the biggest air strike since 2006 on the dreaded Iran-backed terrorist group Hezbollah in Lebanon. Israeli fighter jets are still dropping bombs in southern Lebanon. According to the media reports, At least 585 people were killed and more than 1600 were injured in Israel’s air strike.
Notably, Hezbollah terrorists support Hamas in the Gaza war. The Lebanese Health Ministry said that about 500 people, including dozens of women and children, were killed and more than 1,600 civilians were injured in Israeli air strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Earlier, the Israeli military launched a number of airstrikes targeting Hezbollah, marking one of the most intense bombardment in 2024. According to the media reports, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) targeted approximately 30 launchers, 150 nests, military infrastructure, buildings, and a weapons warehouse belonging to Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. IDF tweeted on X, ‘With the direction of IDF intelligence, the IAF struck approximately 30 Hezbollah launchers and terrorist infrastructure sites, containing approximately 150 launcher barrels that were ready to fire projectiles toward Israeli territory’.
Meanwhile, walkie-talkies and solar equipment exploded in Beirut and other parts of Lebanon in an second wave of attacks targeting devices a day after pagers used by Hezbollah blew up, according to the media reports. At least 20 people were killed and more than 450 wounded in the second wave, the Health Ministry said.
The attacks which were believed to be carried out by Israel targeting Hezbollah but have also killed civilians have hiked fears that the two sides’ simmering conflict could potentially lead to war. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said, ‘We are at the start of a new phase in the war, it requires courage, determination and perseverance’.
Comments