Israel continued to bomb Hezbollah targets, killing more than 100 people

Over 100 people were killed in a single day on Sunday as a result of Israel’s ongoing shelling of Hezbollah positions in Lebanon. Fearing a bigger conflict in the Middle East, it launched a new front by bombing Houthi targets in Yemen.

The Israeli strike on Sunday resulted in 105 fatalities and 359 injuries, according to Lebanon’s health ministry.
The assault occurred two days after Israel assassinated Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah organization, which has been firing over its borders in support of Hamas in Gaza.

Top updates on the Israel-Lebanon war are as follows:

1. According to Lebanon’s health ministry, there were fatal airstrikes on Sunday close to Sidon, the country’s largest city in the south. Numerous people had lost their lives in the east, south, and in and around Beirut. According to France’s foreign ministry, another French citizen died in Lebanon.

2. On Monday, witnesses reported to international news agencies that Israel launched its first strike on downtown Beirut since the start of the Gaza War a year ago. A multi-story residential structure was struck by the airstrike. Videos seemed to indicate an apartment building as the strike’s target, but they also showed ambulances and people gathering under the structure. The Lebanese extremist organization has a substantial presence in southern Beirut, which is the area that the nation had been focusing on.

3. Nabil Kaouk, the deputy leader of the terrorist group’s Central Council, was slain by Israel on Sunday. His death was verified by Hezbollah. In only one week, he was the eighth top Hezbollah commander to pass away. In addition, the organization claimed that Ali Karaki, a top leader, perished in the Friday attack that claimed Nasrallah’s life.

4. Meanwhile, several strikes were also reported by the Lebanese media in the central, eastern, and western regions of Bekaa. They said that Israel had attacked residential structures for people. At least 14 medical professionals were slain in the south over the course of two days, according to the Lebanese health ministry.
Hezbollah has stepped up its strikes considerably in the last week in reaction to the confrontations between Israel and Palestine. Numerous persons were hurt and damage was inflicted by the assaults. But Israel’s defensive systems stopped the majority of the salvos.

6. In reaction to a recent incident, the Israeli military stated on Sunday that it had attacked Houthi sites in Yemen with dozens of its aircraft. In Hodeida, Yemen, they targeted seaports and power plants. When Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, was coming on Saturday, the Houthis launched a ballistic missile strike on Ben Gurion airport.

7. US President Joe Biden said he will have a conversation with Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister. He issued a warning against going all-out in the Middle East.

8. John Kirby, a spokesperson for national security at the White House, said that Israel’s attacks in Lebanon had “wiped out” Hezbollah’s leadership. He did, however, issue a warning that the team would move fast to reconstruct it. He said that Nasrallah’s death will make the world’s population safer. He stated it would be difficult for the organization to choose a new leader.

9. The humanitarian catastrophe in Lebanon is a result of the continuous conflict. 1,030 individuals, including 156 women and 87 children, have lost their lives in the nation in less than two weeks of fighting. Numerous thousands of individuals have experienced homelessness. According to the local authorities, 2,50,000 individuals were living in shelters, while almost four times as many people were staying at their families’ homes.

10. On October 7, of last year, Hamas launched an assault on Israel, killing 1,205 people—mostly civilians—and sparking the start of the Middle East conflict. 251 captives were also taken by them. The health ministry administered by Hamas reports that 41,595 individuals have died in Gaza as a result of Israel’s retaliatory attacks, the majority of them were civilians.