Politics Lebanon: Israel continues attacks in the south and east

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26.9.2024 - 09:45

An Israeli fighter jet can be seen from Haifa in northern Israel. Photo: Baz Ratner/AP/dpa
An Israeli fighter jet can be seen from Haifa in northern Israel. Photo: Baz Ratner/AP/dpa
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The Israeli army has reportedly continued its air strikes in Lebanon. Among other things, it bombed a community building near Nabatijeh in the south this morning, the state news agency NNA reported.

Further south, at least four people were killed in attacks near the border, among other places, according to the Ministry of Health. State media named around two dozen locations where there had been attacks during the night and in the morning.

The Lebanese Civil Defense reported rescue operations in the Bekaa Valley in the east, among other places. Following Israel's attacks, rescuers pulled a girl and other injured people out of the rubble and also recovered bodies.

Israel's military announced that the air force had attacked around 75 targets in Lebanon in the Bekaa Plain and in the south. Among other things, it targeted weapons depots and rocket launchers.

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