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Israel bombs southern Beirut after dozens killed in Lebanon

The Israeli army this Friday bombed the Dahiye district, south of Beirut, considered a Hezbollah stronghold, after ordering residents to evacuate the area and amid a wave of attacks in Lebanon, including in the last few hours at least At least 43 people have died.

The bombings occurred Friday morning, according to Lebanese media Al Mayadeen, which has not yet said whether there were any victims. Some time ago, the Israeli army’s Arabic spokesman, Avichai Adraei, sent messages on social networks urging residents of several buildings located in the Ghobari area to “evacuate immediately and stay at least 500 meters away from the objective.”

This is the third consecutive day of Israeli bombardment of Dahiya, despite evacuation orders which in some cases came minutes before the attacks. According to Israel, with these airstrikes they have managed to destroy weapons warehouses and command centers of Shia militias “embedded” in civilian areas, an argument Israel uses to justify its attacks against civilian infrastructure in Gaza and Lebanon. Repeats for.

The early morning bombings followed several attacks in several areas of the country in recent hours, including two civil defense centers, killing at least 43 and injuring dozens, according to the Lebanese Public Health Ministry.

Before these latest attacks, at least 3,386 people have been killed and another 14,417 wounded in Lebanon’s more than a year-long conflict, including 220 minors and 658 women, according to the latest update from the Lebanese government. Most of these deaths have occurred since Israel began a massive bombing campaign a month ago, following ground attacks that have forced more than 1.2 million people to flee their homes, according to Lebanese government figures. (efe)