Israeli airstrikes kill 20 more people in southern Lebanon

By Anadolu staff

BEIRUT (AA) – At least 20 more people were killed in Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon on Monday, according to Lebanese media.

Israeli warplanes hit a building in Tyre city, leaving three people dead and injuring several others, the state news agency NNA reported.

Seven more people, including three paramedics, were killed and 24 others injured in another strike in the town of Ain Baal, the broadcaster said.

Fighter jets also struck a building in Borj El-Chmali town, killing five people, including two paramedics, NNA said.

The Health Ministry confirmed that five people were killed and 10 others injured when Israeli warplanes launched a new airstrike in El-Raml neighborhood in Tyre city.

Israeli artillery shelling and airstrikes were also reported in several other areas in southern Lebanon, including Al-Bazourieh, Maarakeh, Shuhur, and Tayr Debba. Still, no reports about casualties were yet available.

Israel has mounted a huge air campaign in Lebanon since last month against what it says 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 this year by launching a ground assault into southern Lebanon.

*Writing by Ahmed Asmar