Israel has carried out thousands of airstrikes across Lebanon over the past five weeks, targeting Hezbollah personnel, infrastructure and weapons.
Baalbek governor Bachie Khodr said the attack was the “most violent” in the region since Israel escalated its conflict with Hezbollah last month.
Unconfirmed videos posted on social media showed buildings damaged and forests burning while rescue workers searched for the injured.
In the village of Boudai, residents appeared on social media pleading for heavy equipment to be sent to rescue people believed to be trapped.
On Monday morning, Israel carried out air strikes on the coastal city of Tire, killing seven people and wounding 17, the Lebanese Health Ministry said. Israel has warned people to leave city centers.
Hezbollah said it clashed with Israeli forces on Monday near the southern border with Lebanon and fired rockets at a naval base in Israel near Haifa.
Cross-border hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah broke out after the Lebanese militant group began firing rockets in and around northern Israel in support of Palestinians on October 8, 2023, a day after its ally Hamas carried out a deadly attack on southern Israel. I did it.
Lebanon’s Health Ministry said more than 2,700 people have died and more than 12,400 have been injured in Lebanon since the day.
Israel dramatically expanded its invasion of southern Lebanon on September 30, destroying Hezbollah weapons and infrastructure in what it said were “limited, localized and targeted attacks.”
The Lebanese government says the civil war has led to up to 1.3 million internally displaced people.
