(KUNA) -- Israeli air force carried out 18 raids over central and western, southern Lebanon, according to a security source. The source told KUNA, over 70 villages in Tyre have been hit by the air raids. Israeli tanks have also been firing at most of the border towns especially Kfar Kila and Al-Edaisa. Since this morning Tyre had witnessed 12 air raids targeting residences and infrastructure. As many as 102 bodies of people who have died during the past few days are being held at Tyre's Al-Hakawi Hospital.Citizens in South Lebanon have been asking relief agencies to evacuate them before a humanitarian crisis takes place. In related news, Aitaroun and Mais Al-Jabal villages have witnessed clashes between Hezbollah fighters and Israeli army troops. Sources have said, the border area has recently been cautiously calm as both sides struck each other. In a statement, Hezbollah had announced that it had shelled a military area in Safad.