A series of Israeli airstrikes A raid in Lebanon on Sunday crushed a high-rise residential building in the densely populated Basta area of central Beirut, killing 29 people.
Recently, according to the IDF, 12 Hezbollah command centers were destroyed by the Israel Air Force in Daeh, Beirut. These were occupied by Hezbollah’s intelligence unit, the Coast-to-Sea Missile Unit, and Unit 4400 – responsible for smuggling weapons from Iran through Syria into Lebanon.
The IDF reported that these command centers were used to plan, order, and execute terrorist attacks against Israel and to monitor terrorist activity against IDF troops operating in southern Lebanon.
Meanwhile, the Lebanese Ministry of Health on Saturday revised the death toll upwards from its initial number of 20 deaths. Rescue teams continued to work through the weekend as the tragic aftermath of the airstrikes unfolded.
This Beirut airstrike It is one of several conducted across the country as Israel maintains its aggressive military campaign against Hezbollah despite ongoing efforts to negotiate a cease-fire.
The IDF further confirmed that its strikes were aimed at Hezbollah positions in Beirut’s southern suburbs.
The Israeli military issued evacuation orders for many buildings in the area to minimize civilian casualties, but those affected reported intense bombardment.
The strike in Basta, among others, marks an increase in Israeli airstrikes on central Beirut after a Hezbollah spokesman was killed in a similar attack last Sunday, according to CNN.
In addition to Beirut, Israeli airstrikes also hit the Baalbek-Harmel region in eastern Lebanon, where an attack on Schmeister killed at least 13 people, including four children. Additional airstrikes in nearby towns killed at least 11 people and wounded 32. In southern Lebanon, the city of Tire was also targeted, with five people killed and 19 others injured in Israeli bombardment.
These airstrikes have killed numerous Hezbollah commanders and targeted critical infrastructure, causing widespread destruction in southern Lebanon since September. According to the United Nations, the toll of the conflict is severe for Lebanon, with more than 3,000 people killed and more than a million displaced.
