Following over a month of operations in southern Lebanon, Israel’s military offensive has shown limited success, as indicated by recent events in Khiyam, South of Lebanon.
On Sunday, Al-Manar correspondent confirmed that the town was completely cleared of Israeli soldiers after a week of intense clashes with Lebanese resistance forces.
Amid this military stalemate, Israeli forces have escalated attacks against civilian areas across Lebanon, spanning from southern villages to Baalbek and the Bekaa Valley, as well as the southern suburbs of Beirut. The aerial raids have left dozens dead, hundreds injured, and caused widespread destruction to homes and infrastructure.
In the Bekaa region, the Israeli military threatened to strike five buildings within Baalbek and Douris. This threat materialized when Israeli forces launched air raids on Baalbek, hitting Douris near the old municipality building and the Al-Rida Restaurant near the governmental hospital.
Additional raids were reported on the outskirts of Mashghara and Labaya in western Bekaa.
Baalbek Governmental Hospital’s director, Dr. Abbas Shukr, assured the public that despite damage from nearby airstrikes, the hospital remains fully operational. “We will replace the shattered glass within 24 hours, and our work continues without obstruction,” he stated.
In southern Lebanon, Israeli warplanes carried out intensive airstrikes, targeting areas like Qaq’iyat al-Sanbar and al-Bissariyeh.
According to the Ministry of Public Health’s Emergency Operations Center, a raid on Haret Saida resulted in three fatalities and nine injuries. Another airstrike on a house in Joaya killed two and wounded others, who were transferred to Tyre Hospital.
Additional strikes hit the outskirts of Al-Bazouriya and Al-Burj Al-Shamali in Tyre District.
Reports from local sources detail further casualties in Jabal Al-Batm, where two individuals lost their lives. Additional raids targeted homes in Arabsalim and Ghazieh, Sidon District, leaving one dead and others injured.
In Tyre District, attacks continued, including raids on Tyre Park, Qana, and nearby towns, as well as the Burj al-Shamali-al-Bazourieh highway, though no injuries were reported.
In al-Bazourieh, a center for the Islamic Health Authority was also struck, prompting a response from Islamic Message Scouts ambulances to assess the scene.
In Khiyam, where resistance forces made advances, the International Red Cross and Lebanese Red Cross began evacuating two families, about 20 people, whose home was destroyed in an airstrike last week.
At least 20 confirmed dead at the scene of a massacre in the southern Lebanese town of Khiam.
Any prior attempt to rescue them was impossible until 3 Nov., as Israel “refused to grant access.” https://t.co/X70BoTxwW8
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The Lebanese Red Cross has also started recovering bodies from the rubble in Wata al-Khiam, where 15 Lebanese and one Syrian victim remain.
The Public Health Emergency Operations Center reported that Saturday’s raids alone resulted in 18 fatalities and 83 injuries, adding to a tragic toll of 2,986 dead and 13,402 wounded since the escalation began.
Source: Al-Manar English Website
