A wave of Israeli strikes on east and south Lebanon on Saturday killed at least 33 people, the health ministry said, as Israel intensified its air campaign against Iran-backed Hezbollah, reports BSS.
According to a statement from the ministry said of attacks on the east of the country where Hezbollah holds sway, “Israeli enemy raids targeting the Baalbek-Hermel region killed 20 people, including 11 in the Knaissseh locality.”
Another 14 people were wounded, it said.
In the south, where Hezbollah also has a strong presence, Israeli strikes killed at least 13 people, including seven rescuers linked to the group and its Shiite ally Amal.
The ministry said five people were killed in the southern village of Hanouiyeh.
Separately, it reported six rescuers with the Amal-linked Risala Scouts association and another with the Hezbollah-affiliated Islamic Health Committee killed in a strike on the village of Deir Qanun.
Israel's military said in a statement that its aircraft hit "Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure sites in the areas of Tyre and Baalbek.
“Among the targets struck were terrorists, operational apartments, and weapons storage facilities.”
An Israeli air strike on the southern city of Nabatiyeh wounded 12 people, Lebanon's health ministry said.
Saturday's attacks came a day after the ministry said seven people including two children were killed in strikes on the southern city of Tyre.
It said rescuers were still searching for missing people under the rubble.
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