Mayor of Nabatiyah killed in Israeli bombing in southern Lebanon
At least 16 people have died this Wednesdayincluding the mayor of Lebanese city NabatiyehAhmed Kahlil hit Israeli bombardment of several points in the city, which is located in the south of Lebanon and is one of the cities hardest hit by the Israeli military air campaign that began in late September. 52 people were also injured in the attack.
Lebanese officials have indicated that the bombing Town Hall Building, Located in the center of the city, many employees of the local government headquarters were among the dead.
It is estimated that those present at the time of impact also included a member of the municipal council, Sadiq Islamil, photographer Mohammad Salim Betar and employees Qasim Hijazi and Mohammad Zahari.
This morning, the Israeli Air Force launched “11 attacks against Nabatieh and its surroundings”, as quoted by the news agency AFP Regional Governor, Hovaida Turk, who has Described the attack as a “massacre”.
Local Lebanese media indicated that several ambulance teams had been dispatched to the affected areas and reminded that Nabatiyeh had just a few days earlier suffered another wave of bombing that destroyed the city’s historic souq. .
Lebanese National News Agency (Ann) said in an alert that at about 10:15 local time (7:15 GMT) “Israeli warplanes carried out an attack violent air attack against the city of Nabatiyah and launched more than ten attacks Against most of the people in their neighborhood.
Israeli attack on Lebanon has led to more than 2,300 dead From October 8, 2023, when hostilities broke out with Hezbollah, and more were forced to 1.2 million people Leave your home, according to official data.
Mikati condemned the “deliberate” bombing.
Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati has condemned “Deliberate” Israeli bombing The purpose of which was the “Municipal Council Meeting” of the city of Nabatiyeh.
According to a government statement, the attack took place when municipal officials were holding a meeting. Address emergency plans and provision of services.
“This new aggression, which adds up to all the crimes committed by the Israeli enemy against civilians, is the result of a world that deliberately keep quiet about crimes “Capture, which encourages it to continue its evil actions and crimes,” Mikati said in the note.
In this regard, it has been asked what should be done to prevent Israel from continuing to bomb Lebanon, especially as UNIFIL has also been repeatedly targeted by Israeli attacks. ,What solution is required in the face of this reality?“, the Lebanese President has asked himself.
For his part, Imran Riza, coordinator of the UN humanitarian branch in Lebanon, condemned the “devastating attack” against the town hall of the southern city of Nabatiyah, which has killed 16 people, according to officials.
“This morning, a devastating attack took the lives of more civilians and local officials who were trying to provide relief, the attack occurred while a crisis meeting was taking place in the Nabatiyeh municipality,” Riza said in a statement. “Expressed the death of four members of a relief team with which the United Nations (…) has been working for more than a year.”
At least three bombs explode in the suburb of Dahaye in Beirut
The attacks came just hours after the Israeli military launched at least three bombings against suburbs south of Beirut, known as Dahaye. These areas were most affected in the last month.
according to AnnOne of the bombings against Dahaye targeted a building near a school, while the Israeli military said in a statement that its warplanes hit the Against “underground warehouses” of weapons Of the Lebanese Shia group Hezbollah.
Israeli forces claimed to have attacked an underground Hezbollah weapons arsenal in Dahiye. “Before the attack, a number of measures were taken to reduce the risk, including advance warning to the population in the area,” the Israeli military said.
The Israeli invasion of Lebanon has made the country a target of attacks from both the south and the north
Just this Tuesday, Mikati assured that his government has achieved “Some kind of guarantee” To prevent attacks by the United States on Dahai and the capital Beirut, which has been bombed three times since the start of hostilities a year ago.
However, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has already warned about this Attacks on Hezbollah will continue “brutally” All over Lebanon, even in Beirut,” after a drone strike killed four soldiers on the Golani military base near the northern city of Haifa.