Tragic death toll in Lebanon. Israel strikes Hezbollah strongholds

The death toll from Israeli attacks on Lebanon has increased to 217 dead and 798 wounded, the Lebanese Ministry of Health announced on Friday. In the previous report, the ministry reported 123 dead and 683 injured.

Israeli army spokesman Gen. Effie Defrin said on Friday that more than 70 Hezbollah members have been killed in attacks on Lebanon since Monday.

Israel has been waging war against Iran together with the US since Saturday. At the same time, Israeli troops are attacking the Iranian-backed Lebanese Hezbollah, which has joined the conflict on Tehran's side.

The Israeli army is conducting further waves of attacks on Lebanon, indicating that they are aimed at Hezbollah. On Thursday, residents were called to evacuate the southern districts of the capital Beirut, which are considered a Hezbollah stronghold. The Israeli army issued similar warnings to residents throughout the south of the country.

During the night, Israeli troops bombed, among others, south of Beirut. Hezbollah responded on Friday morning with rocket and artillery fire on northern Israel.

On Friday, Israeli air forces attacked the southern Lebanese cities of Tire and Sidon and again Beirut, the AFP news agency reported.

Due to Israeli attacks, over 83,000 people left their homes in Lebanon. people – the authorities in Beirut announced on Wednesday. The Israeli army estimates that over 300,000 people have fled the fighting from southern Lebanon. inhabitants.

IDF: We have hit 500 targets in Lebanon since Monday

The Israeli army announced that since Hezbollah joined the war on Iran's side on Monday, it has attacked over 500 targets in Lebanon, destroying, among others, 170 missile launchers. On Friday, it destroyed, among others: headquarters of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRCG) in Beirut.

On Friday alone, it attacked over 100 targets, including dozens of places in the southern districts of the capital of Lebanon, Beirut, considered to be Hezbollah's stronghold – said in a statement from the Israeli army quoted by the Times of Israel.

The attacked places included the IRCG command in Beirut, responsible for aviation, and three Hezbollah commands. In the previous days, attacks were reported, among others: in southern Lebanon, where Israel also launched a ground offensive.

Israel and the United States have been attacking Iran since February 28. The armed forces said on Friday that since the beginning of the war, the Israeli air force has conducted 2,500 sorties and dropped more than 6,500 missiles on Iran in 150 waves of airstrikes.

The Israeli army has also been conducting an offensive against Iran-backed Hezbollah since Monday. The Shiite group until recently controlled southern Lebanon and has fought several wars with Israel. Hezbollah, which once had considerable military potential, was seriously weakened in the last one in 2024.

Hezbollah is an element of the so-called axis of resistance – a network of Iranian-backed armed organizations that are united by hostility towards the US and Israel.

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