Israeli Airstrikes Kill Hezbollah Members and Amal Movement Affiliate in Southern Lebanon

Israeli airstrikes targeted several villages and towns in southern Lebanon on Sunday, resulting in the deaths of two Hezbollah members and an Amal Movement affiliate, while a shepherd was wounded by Israeli gunfire. The attacks have heightened tensions along the Lebanon-Israel border, which have been escalating since October 2023. Hezbollah has retaliated by attacking Israeli sites.

Key Takeaways:

• Two Hezbollah members, Ali Samir Hijazi and Mohammad Haidar, were killed in an Israeli airstrike carried out by a drone on a motorcycle in the southeast village of Taybeh.
• Hassan Mustafa, a member of the Lebanese Amal Movement, died from injuries sustained in an Israeli raid days ago.
• A shepherd was wounded by Israeli gunfire in the southeastern village of Wazzani and was taken to Marjeyoun Governmental Hospital for treatment.
• The Israeli military carried out six airstrikes on five villages and towns and attacked eight towns and villages with about 25 shells in southern Lebanon.
• Hezbollah has retaliated by attacking several Israeli sites in response to the airstrikes.
• Tensions along the Lebanon-Israel border escalated on October 8, 2023, following a barrage of rockets launched by Hezbollah toward Israel in solidarity with Hamas' attack on Israel.

Statistics:

• 2 Hezbollah members were killed in the airstrikes (Ali Samir Hijazi and Mohammad Haidar)
• 1 Amal Movement affiliate died from injuries (Hassan Mustafa)
• 1 shepherd was wounded by Israeli gunfire
• 6 airstrikes were carried out by the Israeli military on 5 villages and towns
• 8 towns and villages were attacked by the Israeli military with about 25 shells
• Tensions along the Lebanon-Israel border have been escalating since October 8, 2023

Sources:

• Lebanese military sources told Xinhua anonymously
• Xinhua Archives
• COMTEX via Xinhua