Israeli airstrikes kill 11 in Lebanon, including children and women

Israeli airstrikes killed 11 people, including two children and two women, Thursday in southern and eastern Lebanon, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry and state media. The ministry said in a statement that an Israeli strike targeted a motorcycle in the city of Tyre, killing a Palestinian man. Another strike on the town of Ansariyeh in the Sidon district killed five people, including two children, and wounded five others.

Multiple strikes

In the Nabatieh district, an airstrike on the town of Jbaa killed four people, including two women, the ministry said. The National News Agency reported that a Lebanese man was killed in a separate early morning strike that hit his home in the town of Hebbariyeh in the Hasbaya district. Israeli warplanes also struck the Jabal al-Rafii area in the Iqlim al-Tuffah highlands and targeted a home overnight in the Salam neighborhood of Nabatieh.

Clashes in Bint Jbeil

The agency said heavy clashes broke out in Bint Jbeil between Hezbollah fighters and Israeli forces, with the involvement of Israeli warplanes and helicopters. Intermittent fighting also took place at the entrances to the city, while Israeli forces demolished homes near the main market. The Israeli army renewed warnings for residents south of the Zahrani River to evacuate their homes and head north ahead of possible attacks.

Hospital damaged

Mohammad Hammoud, director of Tebnine Hospital in the Bint Jbeil district, said an Israeli strike hit the area around the hospital, causing severe damage. Another strike hit a nearby commercial building, sparking a fire that civil defense teams worked to extinguish.

Conflict context

Israel has continued attacks across Lebanon following a cross-border strike by Hezbollah on March 2, despite a November 2024 ceasefire agreement. Lebanese health authorities say more than 2,160 people have been killed, with over 7,000 injured and well over one million displaced since March.