Beirut, MINA – Israel kept up strikes on Lebanon on Saturday, hours after overnight raids on the country’s south and east, including one that damaged a hospital, its chief executive told AFP.
Quoted from Arab News, Israel’s military has been pounding Lebanon despite an April 17 ceasefire, while Lebanese movement Hezbollah has also kept up attacks.
Israel warned the residents of 10 villages in southern Lebanon to evacuate their homes immediately to avoid planned air strikes against alleged Hezbollah targets.
“In light of the terrorist Hezbollah’s violation of the ceasefire agreement, the IDF is compelled to act forcefully against it. The IDF does not intend to harm you,” military spokesman Avichay Adraee said.
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Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported Israeli airstrikes on around a dozen locations in the south on Saturday including one targeting an agricultural area, “wounding several Syrian workers.”
The NNA said an overnight strike in the southern city of Tyre that targeted a site near the hospital caused “severe damage” to the facility.
An AFP correspondent saw shattered glass, ceiling panels blown out and damaged medical equipment at the multi-story Hiram hospital.
The Israeli military late on Friday night had issued evacuation warnings ahead of strikes on two locations in Tyre, saying it would target “Hezbollah facilities.”
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Accompanying maps advised people to leave areas within 500 meters (yards) of the target buildings, with the Hiram hospital shown within the advised evacuation area. []
Mi’raj News Agency (MINA)
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