The MTV channel reported this morning “mass destruction” of residential areas in Lebanon, and a rising number of casualties in the wake of “violent and continuous Israeli strikes” in the south and in the Bekaa Valley.Â
It said that that the Bekaa Valley and Baalbek had been most affected yesterday.
The L’Orient-Le Jour newspaper reported that Israeli forces had launched a “series of strikes” in Baalbek yesterday, following a call to evacuate the area. It said that thousands of people had evacuated the area, with many fleeing to the north.
Lebanese media reported yesterday that the strikes in the eastern Baalbek-Hermel region were the most violent yet.
According to Lebanon’s health ministry, the strikes in Baalbek killed 19 people and injured eight others. Israel has since given new displacement orders for the city of Baalbek and the surrounding area.
Meanwhile, Hezbollah announced on its Telegram channel that it had confronted the Israeli army on the southern frontier, targeting “gatherings of Israeli soldiers” with missile salvoes.Â
It also said it had launched rockets overnight targeting several areas in northern Israel.