Israel kills at least 21 in strike on Christian town in north Lebanon
At least 21 people were killed in an air attack in the north of Israel as a result of its war with Hezbollah in Lebanon, according to health officials, and millions of Israelis found refuge from projectiles fired back across the border.
The south, the east, and the suburbs of Beirut, the Lebanese capital, have been Israel’s main targets for its military offensive in Lebanon so far, respectively.
According to Mayor Joseph Trad, a house that had been rented to displaced families was hit by the strike in the town of Aitou, which has a Christian majority. At least eight people were injured, according to the Ministry of Public Health.
At the site of the attack, rescuers searched through piles of rubble where burned cars and trees could be seen scattered across the ground.
It was the first time the Christian-majority area had been attacked by Israel in a year of hostilities.
Residents of 25 villages in southern Lebanon were told to move to areas north of the Awali River, which is located about 60 kilometers (35 miles) north of Israel’s border.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that Israel would continue to attack the Iran-aligned movement “without mercy, everywhere in Lebanon – including Beirut,” while visiting a military base in central Israel where four soldiers were killed on Sunday by a Hezbollah drone strike.
Source: Aljazeera
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