Lebanese well being authorities on Tuesday raised the loss of life toll from two days of Israeli airstrikes focusing on Hezbollah militants to 558. Palestinian officers in Gaza, in the meantime, stated new Israeli strike killed not less than seven folks within the southern metropolis of Khan Younis.
Israel’s army says it would do “no matter is critical” to push Hezbollah away from Lebanon’s border with Israel. Israel and Hezbollah have been buying and selling hearth because the Israel-Hamas conflict started. On Monday, Israel launched tons of of airstrikes in southern and japanese Lebanon, killing practically 500 folks and wounding greater than 1,600 others.
Hundreds of individuals fled southern Lebanon, jamming the principle freeway to Beirut within the greatest exodus because the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah conflict.
It is a staggering toll for a rustic nonetheless reeling from a lethal assault on communication gadgets the week earlier than. Lebanon blamed the assaults on Israel, however Israel didn’t affirm or deny its accountability.
Hezbollah once more launched some 100 projectiles towards Israel on Tuesday, the Israeli army stated.