3 civilians killed, 9 injured in Israeli invasion of Lebanon

BEIRUT: At least three civilians were killed and nine injured as Israeli ground offensive of Lebanon continues.

Meanwhile, in Gaza, an Israeli airstrike targeted a school located in the Tuffah neighbourhood, leading to deaths of at least six people.

The school was being used as a refuge for displaced Palestinains.

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Similarly, the situation in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza is also precarious, with reports confirming that at least 13 people perished following an Israeli attack. Among the dead are several women and children.

Moreover, the Israeli occupying forces executed a raid on the Ein Al-Hilweh refugee camp situated in southern Lebanon. The exact number of casualties from the raid are not yet known.

The Israeli military claims that around ten rockets were launched from southern Lebanon. It apparently triggered alert in northern Israel.

Israeli military that alleges some of the rockets were intercepted, while others landed in uninhabited areas, with no reports of injures or damage.

Israel has claimed to be conducting a ‘limited’ ground operation against Hezbollah. However, sources indicate that the Lebanese army retreated five kilometers inwards, indicating a large scale invasion by the occupying military.

Israeli also intenified its brutal airstrikes in the southern suburbs of Lebanon, targeting various neighbourhoods after the residents were forced to evacuate.

The Lebanese Ministry of Health reported that at least 96 people were killed in the attacks.

Israeli’s brutality has been ongoing since October last year, when it rained down hell and caused widespread misery in the encircled Gaza Strip. Over 42,000 Palestinians have lost their lives, of which 15,000 are children.

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Meanwhile, it also started attacking Lebanon last week, starting with pagers carried by Hezbollah members exploding to relentless bombardment in ensuing days.

In early hours of Tuesday, the occupying force began a ground invasion of Lebanon.