Israel continues to strike Hezbollah targets across south Lebanon
Beirut, May 28
At least two people were killed and another wounded in an Israeli airstrike targeting Hezbollah sites in the village of Deir Aames in southern Lebanon, according to Lebanon's National News Agency.
The strikes came as Israeli attacks intensified across southern Lebanon.
Lebanon's Civil Defense said that rescue teams evacuated 29 civilians trapped inside buildings damaged by airstrikes in the towns of Doueir and Nabatieh, reports Xinhua news agency.
The Israeli army also renewed an evacuation warning for residents of Nabatieh and later issued similar warnings for the towns of Kfarhouna, Aaramta, Mlita, Jarjouaa and Houmine al Fawqa.
Meanwhile, Hezbollah said its members targeted Israeli forces and military positions in Zawtar al Sharqiya in southern Lebanon. The group said it struck an Israeli Merkava tank near Bustan Zattam with an attack drone and shelled gatherings of Israeli soldiers and vehicles near Tallet al Khazzan and the town's riverbed using rockets, artillery shells and heavy rockets.
The group also said its members engaged Israeli forces at close range around 9:00 a.m. at the Scout Complex in Zawtar al Sharqiya using light and medium weapons, forcing the troops to retreat before Israeli forces launched heavy bombardment on the area.
Separately, Israeli warplanes launched a second strike on a building in the Mashrouaa al Rouz area at the entrance of Abbasiyeh, north of the coastal city of Tyre, destroying it completely. Additional airstrikes targeted Tyre and the Rashidieh Palestinian refugee camp south of the city.
Lebanon's Health Ministry said the toll from Israeli attacks since March 2 had risen to 3,269 killed and 9,840 wounded as of May 27.
Meanwhile, at least seven Palestinians were killed and 18 others injured on Wednesday evening in an Israeli airstrike on a house in central Gaza City, according to the Palestine Red Crescent Society, while the Israeli military said it had targeted two senior Hamas figures in the enclave.
— IANS
Reader Comments
The Israelis say they're targeting Hezbollah, but look at the damage: 29 civilians evacuated, buildings destroyed in Tyre, refugee camps hit. This is collective punishment at best. And Hezbollah's response with rockets and drones just escalates things further. India has always advocated for dialogue and diplomacy. Where is the world's outrage? 😔
Respectfully, I think we need to see the bigger picture. Israel has the right to defend itself from Hezbollah, which is a designated terrorist group. But yes, the civilian casualties are tragic. The evacuation warnings show some attempt to avoid civilian harm, but it's clearly not enough. Both sides are trapped in this endless cycle. We in India know this pain too well with our own neighbours.
'Engaged Israeli forces at close range with light and medium weapons' - this is not just airstrikes, it's ground warfare now. And Hezbollah is still firing rockets into Israel. Meanwhile, 9,840 wounded in Lebanon. Every number is a family destroyed. India should use its good offices to push for peace. We have experience in UN peacekeeping and diplomacy. Yeh khatam hona chahiye. 🙏
I'm troubled by how this is covered. The article jumps from Lebanon to Gaza in the same breath, as if it's all one conflict. But the dynamics are different - Hezbollah is a state within a state in Lebanon. Still, the human cost is unbearable. We need a ceasefire, not more bombs. India must raise this in the UN.
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