Israel Launches Airstrikes and Bombings Across Southern Lebanon and Bekaa Valley
Translated & summarized from Arab48 by baba
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- Israeli military conducted airstrikes and bombings in southern Lebanon and Bekaa.
- Targets included Kfar Tibnit, Zawtar al-Sharqiyya, Mansouri, and Al-Qusayr.
- Israeli forces carried out significant bombing operations in Mansouri.
- Attacks followed a warning to residents of Kiryat Shmona and the Galilee.
- The operations continue despite a prior withdrawal agreement.
- Lebanese authorities report thousands killed and injured since March 2.
The Israeli military conducted a series of airstrikes and artillery shelling across various areas in southern Lebanon and the eastern Bekaa region on Sunday. Targets included the towns of Kfar Tibnit, the areas surrounding Zawtar al-Sharqiyya and Mansouri, and the outskirts of the town of Al-Qusayr in the Bekaa. These strikes followed a warning issued by the Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona to its residents and those in the Galilee, informing them of impending Israeli military actions in Lebanon and the possibility of hearing explosions.
The National News Agency of Lebanon reported that Israeli warplanes struck Kfar Tibnit in the Nabatieh district, with another raid hitting the area between Zawtar al-Sharqiyya and Kfar Tibnit. The outskirts of Al-Qusayr in the Bekaa were also targeted. Local sources indicated that the town of Mansouri in southern Lebanon was hit, and Israeli forces carried out a significant bombing operation there. Artillery shelling was also reported in the Nabatieh district, targeting areas between Arnoun and Kfar Tibnit, as well as the outskirts of Haris and Hadaath.
In the Bint Jbeil district, Israeli artillery shelled the outskirts of Shaqra, and forces conducted a bombing operation near Barshit. In the Tyre district, Mansouri was subjected to intermittent artillery fire from Israeli positions, and later reports indicated an Israeli airstrike on the town. These attacks come a day after a broader wave of Israeli assaults across southern Lebanon, including raids, shelling, and the destruction of homes in the Nabatieh, Tyre, and Marjayoun districts.
These ongoing Israeli operations persist despite the signing of a "framework formula" between Beirut and Tel Aviv on June 26, which stipulated a gradual Israeli withdrawal and the deployment of the Lebanese army in vacated areas. Israel continues to occupy parts of southern Lebanon. According to Lebanese authorities, Israeli aggression since March 2 has resulted in at least 4,386 deaths, 12,407 injuries, and the displacement of over a million people.
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