BEIRUT, LEBANON - NOVEMBER 12: A view of damage as civil defense teams begin to search and rescue works aftermath of Israeli attack on the town of Abadiyeh in Jabal al-Lebanon governorate, south of the capital Beirut on November 12, 2024. Many buildings, vehicles and structures in the area were heavily damaged. (Photo by Houssam Shbaro/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Lebanon reported that Israeli airstrikes killed 33 people across the country on Tuesday, many of whom were displaced by the ongoing conflict.
The strikes targeted several areas, including the southern regions, the outskirts of Beirut, and the north. According to Lebanon’s health ministry, a raid on a town in the Chouf region south of Beirut killed at least 15 people, revising an earlier toll of 12.
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“The Israeli attack on Joun in the Chouf district resulted in the deaths of 15 martyrs, including eight women and four children,” the ministry stated. Twelve others were reported injured.
The National News Agency (NNA) noted that the targeted building had housed displaced people who had fled previous Israeli bombardments amid the ongoing conflict with Hezbollah.
In the Aley region, a few kilometers north of the Chouf, another strike killed eight people, with the health ministry confirming the victims were refugees taking shelter in a house. Additionally, one person died in Tyre, located in southern Lebanon, due to another Israeli strike.
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