4 people killed, 10 injured in Israel airstrikes on eastern Lebanon

By Hamdi Yilmaz

ISTANBUL (AA) - At least four people were killed and 10 others injured on Monday by Israeli airstrikes on a residential building and a drone attack targeting a motorcycle in eastern Lebanon.

The attacks targeted the villages of Brital and Taraya in the Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, according to Lebanon’s official National News Agency.

The initial toll from the strike on a residential building in Brital included two fatalities and 10 injuries, including several in critical condition.

The airstrike destroyed the targeted building, causing extensive damage to nearby structures and vehicles, the agency added.

Two more people were killed when an Israeli drone struck a motorcycle in Taraya in the central Bekaa region, the agency further said.

Separately, Lebanon’s Health Ministry reported on X that the death toll from an Israeli airstrike early Monday on a residential building in the Ramal neighborhood of Tyre, southern Lebanon has risen to seven, with 17 people injured.

According to the ministry, an initial report had listed five dead and 10 injured in the Tyre attack.

Since early Monday, Israeli airstrikes across southern and eastern Lebanon have killed at least 25 people, including children, and caused widespread destruction to homes, mosques, and infrastructure, according to official Lebanese sources and field data collected by Anadolu.

Israel mounted a massive air campaign in Lebanon last month against what it claims are Hezbollah targets in an escalation from a year of cross-border warfare between Israel and the group since the start of Israel’s brutal offensive on Gaza.

Over 2,670 people have been killed and nearly 12,500 injured in Israeli attacks since October last year, according to Lebanese health authorities.

Israel expanded the conflict on Oct. 1 by launching a ground assault into southern Lebanon.