Tensions in New Heights: Israel Launches Missile Strike in Residential Areas in Beirut, Lebanon
Damages left by the Zionist Bombs in Beirut, Sept 20, 2024 Photo: @linger_the
September 20, 2024 Hour: 4:26 pm
Tension in Lebanon reached a new high on Friday, when the Israeli occupation forces launched a missile strike against residential areas in southern Beirut, the Lebanese capital. According to the Lebanese media Al Mayadeen, the assault on the southern suburb of the city left a preliminary toll of 11 dead, while 66 were injured, nine of them in critical condition.
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This represents a significant increase over the initial data provided by the Emergency Operations Centre of the Lebanese Ministry of Health. In an earlier report issued this Friday, the entity had reported a balance of three dead and 17 wounded as a result of the attack.
An Israeli F-35 aircraft reportedly carried out a second attack using two missiles. The shelling caused massive destruction in a residential area near the Al-Qaim mosque in Dahye, Beirut.
The Lebanese Minister of the Interior ordered a security cordon at the site of the Israeli attacks on the southern suburb of Beirut.
Israeli sources, quoting an occupation official, declared: «There are currently no red lines and the objective is to persecute Hizbullah». The same official added that the attacks were being targeted, targeting high-ranking resistance commanders. «We are waiting and preparing for a response from Hezbollah, all options are on the table», he warned.
Initial reports from local sources indicate that numerous civilians, including women and children, were in the building targeted by the Israeli F-35 attack. Witnesses report that several buildings collapsed, with families still trapped under the rubble.
According to al-Mayadeen, the Lebanese Civil Defence requested the evacuation of the site of the collapsed building in the Al-Qaim area, in the southern suburb of Beirut.
In response to these events, Hizbollah issued a statement: In support of our strong Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and in response to the attacks by the Israeli enemy on strong southern villages and safe homes, On Friday, 20/09/2024, the main intelligence headquarters in the northern region, responsible for the killings at the Mishar base, were AGAIN bombed by Islamic Resistance fighters with Katyusha rockets.»
International analysts and observers warn that, given the level of escalation and statements by both sides, war seems inevitable at this point.
Autor: OSG
Fuente: Al Mayadeen
