Israeli Air Force fighters carried out intensive raids on cities and towns in the north-eastern part of Lebanon, as a result there are dead and wounded, their number is being clarified. This was reported by the Al Mayadeen TV channel. According to its data, dozens of rocket attacks were carried out on the outskirts of Baalbek and Hermel, where the rear bases of the Shiite organization Hezbollah are located and its supporters live. Attacks on the communities of Budaya, Duris, Sarin and Shimstar led to the temporary closure of the highway that links Baalbek with the city of Homs in Syria.
Previously, Israeli planes attacked border crossings and roads in mountainous areas in order to prevent the transfer of military equipment, weapons and ammunition from Syria to Lebanon from pro-Iranian Shiite formations there. The Lebanese Civil Defense Service reported that on Tuesday, from under the rubble of a collapsed house in Rayak, 30 km from Baalbek, rescuers recovered the bodies of 5 people, including three children, and another 16 were injured.
Speaking at a press conference in Beirut, Lebanese Acting Minister of Health Firas Abyad said that the Israeli Armed Forces were carrying out indiscriminate attacks on the territory of the republic. “The number of civilian casualties, including women and children, is growing,” he asserted.
Since the beginning of the military escalation in the Middle East in October 2023, 2.4 thousand people have been killed and 10.9 thousand injured in Lebanon.