Beirut, Lebanon:
Lebanon mentioned an Israeli strike on Tyre on Monday killed seven individuals, with the Israeli military later issuing an evacuation name for swathes of the southern coastal metropolis.
An “Israeli enemy strike this morning on a constructing” within the centre of Tyre killed “seven individuals and wounded 17 others”, a well being ministry assertion mentioned, updating an earlier toll of 5 useless and 10 wounded.
An AFP video journalist noticed emergency personnel rush a survivor to an ambulance on a stretcher, whereas different rescuers labored to place out a closely smouldering fireplace on the website, the place a residential house block had collapsed.
Later Monday, the Israeli military advised residents in components of central Tyre to depart instantly, warning it will assault Hezbollah targets there.
“Hezbollah’s actions pressure the (Israeli military) to behave in opposition to it forcefully,” navy spokesman Avichay Adraee mentioned in a put up on X, urging residents to “head north”.
An accompanying map confirmed giant swathes of town marked in crimson, together with an space abutting a UNESCO World Heritage website.
Israel final month escalated air strikes on Hezbollah strongholds and despatched floor forces into Lebanon, following a yr of cross-border exchanges of fireplace with the Iran-backed group over the Gaza conflict.
Tyre was subjected to heavy Israeli strikes final week, leaving swathes of the centre in ruins.
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