Israeli air strike on southern Lebanon leaves many injured, witnesses say
In Al Jazeera correspondent footage, multiple injuries were reported in Israeli air strikes on Lebanon's Nabatieh and Tyre districts on Friday. Lebanon's Health Minister Firas Abiad confirmed 32 injured and 6 deaths; UN OCHA and UNIFIL protection personnel dispatched rapid teams to document the remains.
An on-the-ground video report by Al Jazeera Lebanon correspondents Zeina Khodr and Ali Hashem on Friday from the Nabatieh and Tyre districts of southern Lebanon documented rising civilian injuries following multiple air strikes carried out by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Lebanon's Health Minister Firas Abiad announced in a Beirut statement that the strikes resulted in 32 civilian injuries and 6 civilian deaths, with four children among those hospitalised. The strikes occurred in the Marjeyoun area of Nabatieh district and the Naqoura area of Tyre district.
Lebanon's government Spokesperson Patricia Dabbagh announced after Monday's cabinet meeting that an urgent draft resolution will be tabled at the UN Security Council 'for the immediate cessation of strikes on civilian targets and the full implementation of Resolution 1701.' Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Spokesperson Major-General Daniel Hagari said at the daily Tel Aviv operational briefing that 'targets engaged were Hezbollah logistics depots and rocket-launch infrastructure; precision-coordinated munitions were used to minimise civilian casualties.' BBC and Al Jazeera did not record weapon models, brands or labels on-site at the documented remains.
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Emergency Response Coordinator Imran Riza said a rapid response team is on the ground and that 'civilian protection must be assessed under international humanitarian law.' UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon) Spokesperson Andrea Tenenti announced that protection personnel have begun a 24-hour observation and documentation mission in the Marjeyoun-Naqoura zone. Türkiye Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Öncü Keçeli said in a written Ankara statement that 'attacks on the Lebanese people must stop immediately,' while EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas announced she would add the matter to Monday's extraordinary Council agenda. This article is not medical advice; on-the-ground uncertainties may persist.
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