ISTANBUL: At least 23 people were killed and 31 injured late Tuesday in a series of violent airstrikes on several towns and regions in southern and eastern Lebanon, according to official figures.
Lebanon’s official news agency reported that the strikes in the south targeted the districts of Nabatieh, Bint Jbeil and Marjaayoun, as well as Tyre and Jezzine.
In eastern Lebanon, the airstrikes hit the districts of Zahle and West Bekaa.
Airstrikes in south
In southern Lebanon, the airstrikes targeted the area between the towns of Jibchit and Aadchitin in the Nabatieh district, affecting the towns of Toul, Sir El Gharbiyeh, Braikeh, Qsaybeh, Kfar Jouz, Habbouch and Deir El Zahrani, where a three-story building was destroyed.
In the Bint Jbeil district, strikes targeted the towns of Safad El Battikh, Hanine, Ayta ash Shab, Kafra, At Tiri and Yater, as well as the area between the towns of Froun and Ghandouriyeh.
An airstrike on the town of Srebbine resulted in the deaths of five people, according to a statemen
t from the Lebanese Health Ministry.
Source: Anadolu Agency
