Middle East
Israel intensifies barrage of Lebanon, killing more than 274 people
September 23, 2024 at 14:02
BEIRUT — Amid the threat of a wider Middle East war, Israeli warplanes pounded towns and villages in Lebanon on Monday, conducting airstrikes on what the Israeli military said were more than 1100 Hezbollah targets.
The strikes killed more than 274 people, including 39 women, 21 children and two ambulance workers, Lebanese Health Minister Firas Abiad said in a news conference. Another 1,024 people were wounded, he said.
Hezbollah responded by lobbying dozens of rockets into Israel, some reaching as far as Haifa. Hezbollah said it was targeting military bases and a weapons manufacturing company.
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