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Israel bombs Lebanon, killing almost 500 people in day of unprecedented violence

Volunteers assist an elderly man as people who fled southern Lebanon villages arrive at a makeshift shelter at an educational institution in Beirut, Lebanon, 23 September 2024. EFE/EPA/WAEL HAMZEH

A Lebanese soldier secures the area in the southern suburb of Beirut after an Israeli military strike, in Beirut, Lebanon, 23 September 2024. EFE/EPA/WAEL HAMZEH

A damaged vehicle is seen in the southern suburb of Beirut after an Israeli military strike, in Beirut, Lebanon, 23 September 2024. EFE/EPA/WAEL HAMZEH

Volunteers prepare a makeshift shelter at for people who fled southern Lebanon villages, at an educational institution in Beirut, Lebanon, 23 September 2024. EFE/EPA/WAEL HAMZEH

Lebanese people flee with their cars from southern Lebanon towards Sidon and Beirut, at Zahrani-Nabatieh road, in Ghazieh, southern Lebanon, 23 September 2024. EFE/EPA/STR

Lebanese people flee with their cars from southern Lebanon towards Sidon and Beirut, at Zahrani-Nabatieh road, in Ghazieh, southern Lebanon, 23 September 2024. EFE/EPA/STRINGER

An employee holds a fuel pump nozzle to refuel a vehicle at a gas station in Beirut, Lebanon, 23 September 2024. EFE/EPA/WAEL HAMZEH

Smoke rises after an Israeli airstrike that targeted a Lebanese village, as seen from the Upper Galilee, northern Israel, 23 September 2024.  EFE/EPA/ATEF SAFADI

Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted Lebanese villages, as seen from Marjaayoun, southern Lebanon, early 23 September 2024. EFE-EPA/STR

Israeli fighter-jets fly over southern Lebanon, as seen from the Upper Galilee, northern Israel, 23 September 2024.  EFE/EPA/ATEF SAFADI

Marjayoun (Lebanon), Sep 23 (EFE). - Israel launched dozens of strikes on Monday against different areas of southern Lebanon and the eastern Beqaa Valley, strongholds of the Shiite group Hezbollah, amid growing tensions following a wave of deadly attacks on Lebanese territory last week.

Israel hit a large number of southern areas, conducting some 80 airstrikes in the Nabatieh region and others against areas up to 40 kilometers from the common border, such as Aazze, Lebanon's National News Agency reported.

CAMERA: WAEL HAMZEH.

FOOTAGE OF THE SMOKE PLUMES CAUSED BY THE ISRAELI BOMBARDMENT OF SOUTHERN LEBANON, AS SEEN FROM THE TOWN OF MARJAYOUN.

Beirut (Lebanon), Sep 23 (EFE/EPA) - The Lebanese government announced Monday that it has fully activated a national emergency plan to assist the “considerable number” of people being displaced in different areas of Lebanon following Israel's massive bombardment of the south and east of the country that has left at least 182 people dead.

The announcement followed a meeting of the National Coordination Committee for Disaster and Crisis Response, which discussed “the new situation and the recent attacks, especially against civilians and populated areas near villages and towns” in the south and west of the Mediterranean country, according to a government statement.



CAMERA: STRINGE (EPA).

FOOTAGE OF THOUSANDS OF LEBANESE FLEEING WITH THEIR CARS FROM SOUTHERN LEBANON TOWARDS SIDON AND BEIRUT, ON THE ZAHRANI-NABATIEH ROAD, IN GHAZIEH, SOUTHERN LEBANON.

Jerusalem, Sep 23 (EFE).- Israel launched dozens of strikes on Monday against different areas of southern Lebanon and the eastern Beqaa Valley, strongholds of the Shiite group Hezbollah, amid growing tensions following a wave of deadly attacks on Lebanese territory last week. 
  
Israel hit a large number of southern areas, conducting some 80 airstrikes in the Nabatieh region and others against areas up to 40 kilometres from the common border, such as Aazze, Lebanon's National News Agency reported. (Camera: HANDOUT).   
  
FOOTAGE COURTESY OF ISRAELI ARMY.    
  
SOUND BITES: DANIEL HAGARI, SPOKESMAN FOR THE ISRAELI ARMY (IN ENGLISH).
Beirut (Lebanon), September 23 (EFE).- Thousands of Lebanese have fled the south of the country following "extensive" air strikes by Israel against Hezbollah targets. The Israeli military has warned residents of the Beqaa region to evacuate areas where weapons are stored.

CAMERA: WAEL HAMZEH.

Beirut (Lebanon), September 23 (EFE).- Thousands of Lebanese have fled the south of the country following "extensive" air strikes by Israel against Hezbollah targets. The Israeli military has warned residents of the Beqaa region to evacuate areas where weapons are stored.

CAMERA: WAEL HAMZEH.

Beirut (Lebanon), September 23 (EFE).- The death toll from Monday's Israeli bombing campaign against various parts of Lebanon has now risen to 356, including at least 24 children, while the number of wounded has exceeded 1,200.

CAMERA: WAEL HAMZEH.

Beirut, Sep 23 (EFE).- Israeli air strikes in eastern and southern Lebanon on Monday killed 492 people, wounded more than 1,600, and displaced thousands, the Lebanese health ministry said in a...

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Israel bombs Lebanon, killing almost 500 people in day of unprecedented violence

Israel bombs Lebanon, killing almost 500 people in day of unprecedented violence

Israel bombs Lebanon, killing almost 500 people in day of unprecedented violence

Israel bombs Lebanon, killing almost 500 people in day of unprecedented violence

Israel bombs Lebanon, killing almost 500 people in day of unprecedented violence

Israel bombs Lebanon, killing almost 500 people in day of unprecedented violence

Israel bombs Lebanon, killing almost 500 people in day of unprecedented violence

Israel bombs Lebanon, killing almost 500 people in day of unprecedented violence

Israel bombs Lebanon, killing almost 500 people in day of unprecedented violence

Israel bombs Lebanon, killing almost 500 people in day of unprecedented violence

Israel bombs Lebanon, killing almost 500 people in day of unprecedented violence

Israel bombs Lebanon, killing almost 500 people in day of unprecedented violence

Israel bombs Lebanon, killing almost 500 people in day of unprecedented violence

Israel bombs Lebanon, killing almost 500 people in day of unprecedented violence

Israel bombs Lebanon, killing almost 500 people in day of unprecedented violence

Israel bombs Lebanon, killing almost 500 people in day of unprecedented violence

Israel bombs Lebanon, killing almost 500 people in day of unprecedented violence

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