19 people killed in Israeli attack on Baalbek

Beirut (EFE).- At least 19 people were killed this Wednesday in an Israeli attack against the towns of Beit Salibi and Bednayel in the Baalbek district of eastern Lebanon, according to the country’s Health Ministry.

According to Lebanese officials, “The Emergency Operations Center of the Ministry of Public Health announced that the Israeli attack on the Salibi town of Baalbek killed 11 people, including three women, with three others injured who had to be evacuated.” , admission to intensive care.

The same statement also reported that “in Bednael, the same district of Baalbek, eight people, including five women, died due to Israeli enemy infiltration.”

Israeli attacks on Lebanon continue

For its part, Israeli forces claimed to have attacked Hezbollah command and control centers, as well as the Lebanese Shia group’s infrastructure in the areas of Baalbek and Nabatiye in the south of the country.

“The Israeli Air Force struck command and control centers and terrorist infrastructure used by the terrorist organization Hezbollah in the areas of Baalbek in the interior of Lebanon and Nabatieh in the south,” a military statement said.

The note again accused Hezbollah of using infrastructure and civilian areas to “plan and execute terrorist activities” and stressed that “a number of measures should be taken to reduce the risk of harm to civilians.” “has been done, including issuing advance warnings to the civilian population through various platforms.” Area.”

over 2,800 dead

Earlier, the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health said that “initially, eleven people were killed and another 15 were injured in continuous air strikes by the Israeli enemy on the city of Sohmor in the eastern Bekaa Valley.”

The Lebanese National News Agency (ANN) reported that Israel concentrated its attacks during the day against various cities in the south and east of Lebanon, particularly against Nabatiye and the historic northeastern city of Baalbek, which Israeli forces ordered evacuated. Had ordered.

The strikes that Israel has launched against Lebanon since October 8, 2023 have killed more than 2,800 people and injured nearly 13,000 others, following clashes between the Jewish State and the Lebanese Shia group Hezbollah within the framework of the war. Gaza Strip.

The Lebanese government has also counted 11,579 Israeli attacks of various types since the outbreak of violence.