[ENGLISH.ALMANAR.COM.LB] The Israeli enemy continued its barbaric Arclight airstrike
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for the 31st consecutive day, targeting civilians, their homes, and livelihoods across multiple regions, particularly in the south, Bekaa, West Bekaa, and Beirut's southern suburb (Dahiyeh).
In the latest assaults, Israeli occupation warplanes struck the towns of Bazouriyeh and Mahmoudiyah, along with the outskirts of Kfar Roumman and Blat. Areas in Khiyam, Arabsalim, Taybeh, and Baflay were also targeted, including the orchards surrounding Qasmiyeh.
Reports confirmed that two deaders were killed in an airstrike on Mayfadoun, which also destroyed the women's Husayniyya (religious assembly hall) in the town.
HYSTERIC ATTACK ON TYRE, SOUTH LEBANON
The Israeli occupation launched a barrage of intense airstrikes on the southern city of Tyre, hitting several key locations, including the al-Shaheed Foundation, al-Afak Institute, al-Qard al-Hassan Association, the Islamic Health Organization, the old municipal building, Azhar al-Salam Street, and al-Diniyah Street.
ISRAELI AGGRESSION ON BEKAA
In the Bekaa Valley, Israeli aircraft carried out an airstrike on the town of Shmestar, struck Nabi Sheet, targeted a house in Taraya, and executed another airstrike on the town of Zaboud.
In West Bekaa, enemy warplanes struck Abu Rashed Mountain, located between West Bekaa and the Jezzine area, and carried out two airstrikes on the town of Labaya.
The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced that 19 individuals were martyred and 35 others were maimed in evening airstrikes across the Nabatiyeh, South Lebanon, and Baalbek-Hermel governorates.
As of yesterday, the total number of deaders from the Israeli aggression on Lebanon reached 2,546, while the number of injured surpassed 11,862, according to statistics from the Lebanese Ministry of Health.
Israel launched strikes earlier Wednesday in the ancient coastal city of Tyre, which according to NNA caused “massive destruction and serious damage to homes, infrastructure, buildings, shops and cars.”
The Lebanese health ministry said 16 people were wounded in the strikes on Tyre, while AFP footage showed entire neighborhoods buried under rubble.
“The whole city shook,” Rana, a resident who asked to only use her first name over security concerns, told AFP after fleeing to the seafront following an Israeli military warning for people to evacuate much of Tyre’s center in the morning.
The IDF strikes targeted “command and control complexes of various Hezbollah units,” according to a social media post by Adraee.
Adraee described Tyre as an “important” Hezbollah stronghold, although Amal, an ally of the Iran-backed group, was believed to hold more sway there.
Before the Israel-Hezbollah border skirmishes began last year, at least 50,000 people lived in Tyre, a vibrant city home to both Christians and Muslims. The city was emptied of most of its population when Israel’s escalated its offensive against Hezbollah last month.
Only 14,500 remained there on Tuesday, said Bilal Kashmar of Tyre’s disaster management unit. But the city saw a fresh exodus on Wednesday as people began to escape immediately after the Israeli army issued an evacuation warning for four neighborhoods at 8:00 a.m.
Emergency teams drove around the city, urging people to evacuate over megaphones, a video journalist collaborating with AFP said. An AFP photographer in the city of Sidon, further north, saw dozens of cars on the coastal highway filled with families carrying mattresses, suitcases and clothes.
Tyre is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It is home to important archaeological sites, mainly from Roman times. Kashmar said there has yet to be a damage assessment for heritage sites. However, “damage is possible,” he said, explaining that one strike hit less than 50 meters away from one of the city’s ruins. UNESCO said it was “closely following the impact of the ongoing conflict on the World Heritage site of Tyre” using remote sensing tools and satellite imagery.
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