Smoke billows over a village in southern Lebanon, as observed from the Israeli side of the Israel-Lebanon border, on Wednesday. Ammar Awad/Reuters
A new wave of Israeli attacks in Lebanon resulted in the deaths of six individuals and injured three more, as reported by Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) on Wednesday.
The Israeli military declared a series of attacks on Hezbollah facilities “in multiple regions” of southern Lebanon following an evacuation order for 12 villages given earlier Wednesday, which included villages outside southern Lebanon.
A strike by Israel on a residence in Zellaya village resulted in the death of the village mayor and three of his relatives, as reported by NNA. Three additional individuals were hurt. The village is located in the Beqaa Valley, not in southern Lebanon where the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) claimed it was conducting strikes.
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In a separate incident, two individuals lost their lives due to an Israeli strike in the Nabatiyah District of southern Lebanon, according to NNA.
As of now, over 2,702 individuals in Lebanon have lost their lives and over 8,311 others have sustained injuries since the onset of the ongoing conflict, as reported by the Lebanese Ministry of Health.
Hezbollah has persistently targeted Israeli forces in southern Lebanon with drones and rockets, reporting 18 similar assaults on Tuesday. On Wednesday, the IDF reported that two soldiers suffered minor injuries from exploding drones.
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