Lebanon’s well being ministry mentioned Israel struck the southern metropolis of Tyre on Monday, killing no less than 5 individuals and wounding 10 others.
An “Israeli enemy strike this morning on a constructing” within the centre of the coastal metropolis “led to a provisional toll of 5 lifeless and 10 wounded”, a well being ministry assertion mentioned.
It added that “work is ongoing to take away the rubble”.
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 hearth on the website, the place a residential condominium block had collapsed like a pancake.
Tyre, an historical coastal metropolis which boasts a UNESCO World Heritage website, was subjected to heavy Israeli strikes final week, leaving swathes of the centre in ruins.
Israel final month escalated air strikes on Hezbollah strongholds and despatched floor forces into Lebanon, following a 12 months of cross-border exchanges of fireplace with the Iran-backed group over the Gaza conflict.
