The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has vowed to retaliate for two deadly Israeli airstrikes that hit the city of Nabatiyeh and the villages of Adshit, Chehabiyeh, and Souaneh in southern Lebanon.
“On Wednesday evening, the official Lebanese News Agency announced the martyrdom of members of the Berjawi family in an Israeli raid on a residential apartment in the city of Nabatiyeh, southern Lebanon. The report explained that the raid targeted a residential apartment in a building in the center of Nabatiyeh, with a guided missile. This destroyed the apartment and caused major cracks in the building, which was on the verge of collapse.
This comes after reports that Israeli occupation drones have breached Lebanese airspace and conducted airstrikes deep within the city of Nabatiyeh. Footage circulating on social media captured the aftermath of the Israeli occupation's airstrikes on residential areas, revealing the destruction and prompting urgent responses from civil defense teams.
The strikes were launched by an Israeli unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and targeted a residential building in a neighborhood located at the center of Nabatiyeh, as circulated on social media. The Lebanese security forces took swift action, evacuating the targeted building amid concerns about structural integrity.
Multiple injuries were reported, and ambulances and civil defense teams promptly transported the wounded to nearby hospitals. The governor of Nabatiyeh issued a statement declaring the closure of official departments and offices in the governorate on the following day, Thursday, due to the intensifying security situation resulting from the repeated Israeli aggressions. The closures aim to prioritize the safety of employees and stakeholders, with further updates to be issued as the situation unfolds”. -Al Mayadeen
Amid increasing cross-border tensions, the outbreak of a second full-scale war between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Israel appears more probable than ever, as Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant has recently warned that the Lebanese capital of Beirut could become a target in the event of the conflict further escalating into an all-out confrontation with Hezbollah supported by Iran and Israel backed by the United States.