BEIRUT, (PIC)
Israeli occupation forces launched a series of airstrikes on the southern suburb of Beirut early Sunday, as part of the escalation in its ongoing war against Lebanon for the past 35 days.
Media sources reported that 8 Israeli airstrikes targeted the southern suburb of Beirut, with two strikes hitting the Hadath area. According to Al Jazeera, the airstrikes also targeted the vicinity of Baalbek city and the towns of Sharbin and the heights of the towns of Shamsar and Harbata in the Beqaa region of eastern Lebanon.
Prior to this, the Israeli army had called on residents of two areas in the southern suburb of the Lebanese capital to evacuate their homes, claiming the presence of facilities and sites belonging to Hezbollah.
Six Lebanese citizens were killed and another was injured last night due to the bombardment of the town of Jadida Marjeyoun in southern Lebanon. The National News Agency reported the deaths and injuries caused by two airstrikes on the town.
Earlier, Israeli aircraft targeted towns in southern Lebanon and bombed the areas around the towns of Shebaa and Kfar Shouba in the south with incendiary bombs. The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced that the death toll from the ongoing Israeli aggression against the country since October 8 last year had risen to 2,653 martyrs and 12,360 injuries. The ministry stated in a statement last night that the Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon in the past 24 hours resulted in 19 martyrs and 108 injuries.
In response to the Israeli aggression, the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon, Hezbollah, called on residents of 25 settlements in northern occupied Palestine to evacuate immediately on Saturday night.
In its statement, Hezbollah said, “To all residents of the settlements mentioned in this statement, you are requested to evacuate immediately.” It clarified that the reason for this was the transformation of these settlements into a location for the deployment of enemy military forces attacking Lebanon.
Hezbollah emphasized that, as a result, these settlements had become legitimate military targets for the air and missile forces of the Islamic Resistance. According to the statement, the settlements requested for evacuation include: Kiryat Shmona, Yesod HaMa’ala, Eilat Hashahar, Hatzor HaGelilit, Karmiel Ma’alot, Tzafit Aven, Manahim, Nahariya, Rosh Pina, Shamir Sha’al, Meron Kfarri, Abirim Dalton, Nof Zif, Katzin, Kfar Hanania, Manout, Bet HaAimik, Kfar Vradiem, Harashim, Beria, Kamat Tzvi, and Bar Yochai.
