Various areas in southern Lebanon witnessed a bloody military escalation on Monday, as Israeli aircraft launched a series of airstrikes that resulted in the martyrdom of four people, including a woman. Medical sources confirmed that the attacks also led to 51 people sustaining various injuries, reflecting the continued field tension despite international efforts for de-escalation.
These attacks come amidst a truce announced by US President Donald Trump on April 17, which was supposed to last for ten days before being extended for an additional three weeks. Despite these understandings, Israeli forces continued their military operations, exceeding the declared decisions regarding the cessation of air attacks on Lebanese territory.
In an official statement, the Lebanese Ministry of Health clarified that the toll of victims from the Israeli shelling included children and women, with three children and six females among the 51 wounded. The injuries were distributed among several hospitals in the south, where medical teams are working to provide necessary first aid to the injured under difficult field conditions.
On the ground, local sources reported that the Israeli army did not limit itself to airstrikes but also carried out demolition operations of buildings in the towns of Hanin in Bint Jbeil district and Shiheen in Tyre district. These operations caused widespread destruction of property and infrastructure, increasing the suffering of local residents in those border areas.
Intensive airstrikes included the towns of Majdal Zoun and the area between Qana and Siddiqin, in addition to targeting the towns of Haddatha, Baraachit, and Haris in Bint Jbeil district. These raids coincided with intensive overflights by warplanes and reconnaissance aircraft in the skies of southern Lebanon, causing a state of panic among civilians.
In Nabatieh district, the Almaan - Shoumaria area was subjected to intermittent Israeli artillery shelling, targeting forests, open areas, and areas surrounding residential homes. These Israeli military movements come within what local sources describe as continuous violations of the Washington-sponsored ceasefire agreement.
For its part, the Israeli army claimed in a statement that it targeted more than 20 Hezbollah infrastructures in the Beqaa and southern Lebanon regions. The statement alleged that the attacks targeted sites for the production and storage of combat means and missile launch platforms, in an attempt to justify targeting civilian areas where martyrs and wounded fell.
Israeli claims contradicted the field data documented by the Lebanese Ministry of Health, which confirmed the direct civilian casualties as a result of the shelling. Israel continues its policy of targeting Lebanese villages and towns, claiming the presence of military targets in populated areas, which official Lebanese reports deny.
It is worth noting that the Israeli aggression on Lebanon, which began on March 2, has left a heavy toll of victims, reaching 2509 martyrs and 7755 wounded. The ongoing military operations have also caused the displacement of more than 1.6 million people from their homes, creating a worsening humanitarian crisis in various Lebanese governorates.
Today's Israeli enemy raids on southern Lebanon resulted in the martyrdom of 4 people, including a woman, and 51 injured, including 3 children and 6 females.
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4 Martyrs and Dozens Wounded in Intensive Israeli Raids on Southern Lebanon and Continuous Truce Violation