Israel was hit by an unprecedented rocket attack from the Gaza Strip on October 7, with Hamas movement's troops infiltrating border areas. On October 8, the Israeli government announced that it had invoked Article 40 of the Basic Law, which means the country was officially in a state of war.

Israeli Airstrikes on Eastern Lebanon Kill 19 People, Health Ministry Says

11:03, 31 October 2024

BEIRUT (Sputnik) - Since October 1, Israel has been conducting a ground operation against Hezbollah forces in southern Lebanon while continuing airstrikes. More than 1,500 citizens of the country died as a result of the attacks, the Lebanese Health Ministry said.

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Israeli airstrikes on the Salibi farm and the Bednayel neighborhood in the eastern Lebanese city of Baalbek killed at least 19 people, the Lebanese Health Ministry's Emergency Operations Center said.

"The Israeli enemy launched an airstrike on the Salibi farm in Baalbek, killing 11 people, including three women, and injuring three civilians," the center said in a statement.

Another strike hit the Bednayel neighborhood, the statement added. As a result, eight people were reportedly killed, including five women.

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Israel Defense Forces Say Struck Over 230 Targets in Lebanon, Gaza Strip in Past 24 Hours

15 October, 09:39

Earlier, an eyewitness told Sputnik that an Israeli airstrike hit a multistory apartment block in the southern Beirut suburb of Jnah on October 23, causing massive damage. Lebanese media reported that an Israeli jet launched a high-precision strike at what was presumably the location of an Islamic Resistance commander.