In a new escalation of Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon, several areas in the Nabatieh district have witnessed a series of airstrikes and artillery shelling targeting populated towns and villages, resulting in casualties and widespread property damage.
Three civilians were martyred in an Israeli attack early this morning when a house in the town of Louaizeh was targeted. In a related incident, an Israeli drone struck a car on the Kfardjal road in the Nabatieh district, killing two civilians.
The city of Nabatieh was also hit by an Israeli drone strike, while Israeli warplanes attacked the towns of Zawtar al-Sharqiyah and Kfar. Israeli artillery shelled the town of Zawtar al-Sharqiyah and the outskirts of Mayfadoun. An airstrike targeted the town of Qounine, while artillery shelled the towns of Touline and Qabrikha.
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Israeli warplanes also struck the town of Al-Sama’iyah, following an earlier raid that morning on the town of Al-Mansouri.
In a subsequent development, an airstrike carried out by enemy warplanes at midnight between Thursday and Friday on the town of Shoukin resulted in the deaths of several civilians and injuries to others, including the mayor of Shoukin, Hussein Ali Ahmad. The raid also destroyed a number of residential buildings and caused extensive damage to an entire neighborhood.
The towns of Zawtar al-Sharqiyah and Zawtar al-Gharbiyah, as well as the riverbed between Zawtar and Deir Siryan, were subjected to a series of intense airstrikes overnight. Enemy warplanes also launched a raid at dawn on the Al-Qalaa neighborhood in the town of Harouf.
Meanwhile, the spokesperson for the Israeli enemy army threatened residents of several towns and villages in the Nabatieh district with evacuation orders. These include: Qaqaiyat al-Jisr, Adshit al-Shaqif, Jebshit, Abba, Kfarjouz, Harouf, Al-Duwayr, Deir al-Zahrani, and Haboush.
Source: Al-Manar English Website