Israeli strike in Lebanon kills four members of family, “including one child.”
At least 8 others are wounded.
Israeli Missile Strikes Kills Six Women and
Children in Eastern Lebanon Neighborhood
Jason Ditz / Antiwar.com
(Octobber 21, 2024) — Israeli attacks continue to escalate across Lebanon, with air strikes targeting not just military targets, but also hitting residential neighborhoods. Today, two missiles struck a house in the densely populated al-Nabi An’am neighborhood of Baalbek, a major city in eastern Lebanon.
The strike killed six members of the Othman family, all women and children, and wounded at least eight other civilians. There was no indication that anything other than the civilian house was hit.
Israel, as is increasingly the case, offered no comments on the matter. Recent strikes have been presented as targeting Hezbollah, especially attacks on civilian neighborhoods. But there was no suggestion any Hezbollah were in the al-Nabi An’am area at the time.
Lebanon’s Health Ministry confirmed the incident, saying the strike killed six civilians, “including a child.” The state-run National News Agency also added that the house belonged to Ali Abdo Othman.
Israel’s invasion of Lebanon, begun last month, initially centered on southern Lebanon, but in recent weeks has been been hitting the capital city of Beirut and other major cities across the country. This includes attacking civilian targets in the majority Christian north.
The result is a growing number of civilian casualties, and over a million people displaced, with large numbers fleeing into neighboring Syria and ultimately going to Iraq.
Four Killed in Israeli Strike on Beirut
Neighborhood Near Government Hospital
BEIRUT (October 21, 2024) — A child and three adults were killed and 24 others were wounded on Monday in an Israeli strike near the Lebanese capital Beirut’s main government hospital, the national health ministry said in a statement.
Israel’s campaign in Lebanon has displaced more than 1.2 million people multiple times, according to Lebanese authorities. Israel says its aim is to drive Hezbollah fighters from the border region so tens of thousands of Israelis can return to homes they were forced to flee over the past year due to Hezbollah cross-border fire in solidarity with Palestinians during the war in Gaza.
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