The Lebanese Ministry of Health reported that nine people, including five children, were killed in the vicinity of Sidon alone. The ministry added that a series of other strikes targeting areas in southern and eastern Lebanon resulted in the deaths of 14 other people, while one person was killed in the capital, Beirut, after a vehicle was targeted.
The Israeli military declined to comment specifically on these deadly attacks, instead citing a formal statement regarding its recent operations targeting Hezbollah-affiliated militias in Lebanon. Israeli warplanes carried out strikes earlier on Friday targeting the Burj Elias area in the eastern Bekaa region and the city of Sidon in southern Lebanon.
The Israeli military issued an evacuation warning to residents of southern Beirut. The strikes also targeted the Nabaa area in Mount Lebanon and the Janah area in the capital, along with several southern regions. Early Friday, Israeli warplanes struck a residential apartment in the central Bekaa region targeting Youssef Dahouk, an official of the “Islamic Group,” resulting in his wounding and the death of his two sons, Abdel Rahman and Musab. The warplanes also carried out a strike on the Al-Fawwar area in Sidon, southern Lebanon, early Friday.
The Israeli military issued an urgent evacuation order this morning to residents of southern Beirut, specifically those in Hariri, Al-Ghobayri, Al-Nilki, Al-Hadath, Burj Al-Barajneh, Al-Ghayder, and Al-Shaykhs neighborhoods, demanding they leave their homes.
A civilian ambulance vehicle was struck by Israeli fire early Friday on the bridge of the Tirasliyeh town in southern Lebanon; however, damage was limited to property. Additionally, one person was killed in the Janah area of Beirut after a car was targeted. An Israeli drone struck a residential apartment in the Nabaa area – Hamoud Tower in Mount Lebanon, early Friday.
The warplanes carried out a nighttime strike on the southern town of Qleileh, resulting in casualties. Artillery fire from Israeli forces also targeted the outskirts of the southern towns of Qozah and Ramia. The Israeli air force carried out a nighttime strike on the bridge of the southern Tirasliyeh town over the Litani River, resulting in the suspension of traffic on the bridge.
