Israel kills at least 21 in strike on Christian town in north Lebanon

Israel expanded its targets successful its warfare with Hezbollah successful Lebanon, sidesplitting astatine slightest 21 radical successful an aerial onslaught successful the north, wellness officials said, portion millions of Israelis took structure from projectiles fired backmost crossed the border.

So acold the main absorption of Israel’s subject violative successful Lebanon has been successful the south, the Bekaa Valley successful the eastbound and the suburbs of the Lebanese capital, Beirut.

The onslaught successful the Christian-majority municipality of Aitou connected Monday deed a location that had been rented to displaced families, said Mayor Joseph Trad. At slightest 8 radical were injured, according to the Ministry of Public Health.

Rescue workers astatine the tract of the onslaught searched done piles of rubble, wherever burned vehicles and trees could beryllium seen strewn crossed the ground.

It was the archetypal clip the Christian-majority country had been attacked by Israel successful a twelvemonth of hostilities.

Israel ordered residents of 25 villages successful confederate Lebanon to evacuate to areas northbound of the Awali River, which flows immoderate 60km (35 miles) northbound of the Israeli frontier.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, visiting a subject basal successful cardinal Israel wherever 4 soldiers were killed connected Sunday by a Hezbollah drone strike, said Israel would proceed to onslaught the Iran-aligned question “without mercy, everyplace successful Lebanon – including Beirut”.

Israeli attacks person killed astatine slightest 2,309 radical successful Lebanon implicit the past year, the Lebanese authorities said successful its regular update. The bulk person been killed since precocious September erstwhile Israel expanded its assault, successful which its forces person besides attacked United Nations peacekeepers.