Israel opened a new war front in Lebanon after Gaza, and on Monday Israel launched an attack on a southern civilian population to target an arms cache of Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah, killing 35 children and 58 women. At least 492 people were martyred and more than 1600 were injured.
According to foreign news agencies, after a year of brutality in Gaza, Israel has turned its attention to Hezbollah, where a series of official attacks have been launched after pager and walkie-talkie explosions.
After the worst border clashes and exchange of fire between Hezbollah and Israel in recent times, Israel ordered the people of Lebanon to evacuate the area, saying that Hezbollah had stored its weapons there.
Israeli Defense Minister Yves Gallant signaled the continuation of the offensive in a video statement, saying the operations will continue until we achieve our goal of returning northerners safely to their homes. In the meantime, the Israeli people will have to show patience.
Israel claimed to have targeted Hezbollah’s bases and weapons reserves in Bekaa, the southeastern region of Lebanon, and in the northern areas near Syria, but most of the casualties in these attacks were civilians.
According to Lebanon’s Ministry of Health, on Monday, Israeli enemies attacked southern areas and villages, killing at least 492 people, including 35 children and 58 women, and injuring more than 1,645.
Israeli army spokesman Daniel Hagari said in a statement that more than 1,300 Hezbollah targets have been hit in the last 24 hours and we had already issued a warning that airstrikes would be carried out on houses in Lebanon where Hezbollah has hidden weapons.
In response to the attack, Hezbollah said it had fired rockets at Israeli military posts, while more attacks were expected from both sides.
According to eyewitnesses, Israeli warplanes carried out several airstrikes on Lebanon’s southern border and towns in the north on Monday morning, targeting the outskirts of several towns and villages in the south and the Bekaa Valley in eastern Lebanon.
