Israeli Airstrikes Kill Newlywed Woman in Southern Lebanon, Israel Says Strikes Target Hezbollah
NNA reported a series of Israeli airstrikes across southern Lebanon, including in the town of Arab Salim in Nabatieh province, where it said a woman was killed after being married for just 48 hours.
ERBIL (Kurdistan24) – Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon killed a woman and wounded several others on Thursday, according to Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency (NNA), while Israel’s military said it targeted Hezbollah infrastructure following an overnight attack by the Iran-backed group.
NNA reported a series of Israeli airstrikes across southern Lebanon, including in the town of Arab Salim in Nabatieh province, where it said a woman was killed after being married for just 48 hours. Several other people were reportedly wounded in the strikes.
The Israeli military said it struck Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon, including weapons storage facilities.
The military said the strikes were carried out in response to Hezbollah activity overnight, when the group launched two explosive drones toward Israeli soldiers operating in the Ali al-Taher ridge. It said the attack caused no casualties.
Israel has intensified its strikes on southern Lebanon in recent days, particularly in the Nabatieh area, where the strategically located Ali al-Taher ridge lies. The Israeli military has previously said Hezbollah fighters maintain underground infrastructure in the area.
On August 15, Lebanese authorities said Israeli strikes killed 11 people, including several children. Israel said at the time that its forces had carried out strikes in retaliation for a Hezbollah attack and killed two commanders from the group.
Hezbollah drew Lebanon into the wider Middle East conflict on March 2 when it attacked Israel in support of its main backer, Iran. The move was followed by extensive Israeli airstrikes and a ground offensive. Lebanese authorities say more than 4,300 people have been killed since the escalation began.
Israeli forces continue to operate inside a self-declared security zone extending roughly 10 kilometers (six miles) into Lebanese territory along the border.
Violence has declined since a US-Iran memorandum of understanding on the broader conflict in June and a framework agreement between Israel and Lebanon later that month.
However, Lebanese authorities continue to report Israeli airstrikes, artillery shelling and widespread demolitions of civilian buildings in villages and towns across southern Lebanon.