Israeli Escalation Targets Eastern and Southern Lebanon: Intense Raids Target Paramedics, Causing Dozens of Casualties

The mountainous areas in eastern Lebanon and the coastal city of Tyre in the south witnessed a series of violent aerial raids carried out by Israeli warplanes on Friday and Saturday nights. Field sources reported approximately seven raids targeting the eastern mountain range adjacent to the Syrian border, an area that had remained relatively outside the direct targeting circle since the recent ceasefire agreement came into effect.

In the city of Tyre, the shelling targeted two residential buildings in and around the city after immediate Israeli evacuation orders were issued to residents. The occupation authorities justified these attacks under the pretext of facilities being used by Hezbollah elements, which led to a new wave of displacement and panic among civilians in the targeted areas.

This field escalation comes after a bloody day that saw 11 martyrs, including six paramedics, as a result of more than sixty Israeli attacks targeting southern villages and towns. These aggressions varied between aerial raids and concentrated artillery shelling, in addition to sweeping and detonation operations in border areas, putting the fragile truce agreement to a real test.

Sources monitored direct targeting of rescue teams, where six people, including two paramedics, were martyred in a raid on the Burj Rahal - Deir Qanoun Al-Nahr triangle. The injuries occurred while paramedics were attempting to evacuate wounded individuals from a previous raid that targeted a motorcycle, indicating a pattern of double attacks targeting medical crews.

In the town of Hannawiyah, four other paramedics were martyred and two were injured to varying degrees as a result of two raids that directly targeted an ambulance center and a staging point belonging to the Islamic Health Authority. The raids also targeted the Al-Hafour area located between the towns of Siddiqin and Qana, resulting in additional casualties among civilians present in the area.

The city of Nabatieh was not spared from this escalation, as a drone targeted a small pickup truck in the heart of the crowded commercial market. The attack resulted in the martyrdom of one person and the injury of others, a step that reflects the occupation's determination to pursue civilian and commercial targets deep within major southern cities.

For its part, the Lebanese Ministry of Health revealed in its periodic report the registration of 22 martyrs and 39 injured in the past twenty-four hours alone. These figures reflect the scale of the ongoing Israeli military escalation despite international understandings that aimed to de-escalate tensions and cease hostilities.

With the continuation of this wave of violence, the total number of victims of the Israeli aggression since the beginning of last March has risen to 3111 martyrs and 9432 injured. These tragic statistics underscore the depth of the humanitarian crisis Lebanon is experiencing amidst repeated Israeli violations of Lebanese sovereignty and signed agreements.

The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced the registration of 22 martyrs and 39 injured in the past 24 hours, raising the total number of victims of Israeli aggression since last March to over 3,000 martyrs.