Israeli warplanes targeted the village of Jennata overnight on Thursday, hitting a residential building near what was described by witnesses as a Hezbollah “base.” Two women were reported killed and at least 20 wounded.
Rescue teams were still on the site recovering bodies, and said the toll was not finalized. One of the confirmed slain was Sally Sakiki, a local nurse. The other victim has been identified as Dalal Ezzedine.
The focus is still on rescuing anyone who may be trapped in the rubble of the three-story building.
Israel has yet to comment on the attack, or why a residential building of such size was targeted. The media says Israel’s army is investigating reports of the casualties inflicted in the strike.
While a loud explosion and building collapse was part of the story early on, initial reports suggested that Hashem Safieddine, generally considered number two in Hezbollah, had been slain in the strike. While the strike was near his home village, subsequent reports suggest Safieddine was not present at the site of the attack.
On Wednesday, a day before the strike, Saffiedine had warned that Hezbollah would “intensify [its] operations” against Israel in retaliation for killing Hezbollah senior commander Taleb Abdallah, saying it should “prepare for weeping and wailing.”
In efforts to target Hezbollah over the last eight months, hitting houses and other residential buildings has been all too common, particularly in southern Lebanon where the strikes have been focused. Though officially presented as targeting “Hezbollah infrastructure,” the strikes often result in civilian casualties.
The overnight attack came hours after Israel spent the day using a medieval trebuchet to throw fireballs over the border wall, setting fire to the brush near Lebanese farmlands. Hezbollah fired rockets back across the border, wounding at least two in northern Israel.
In recent months fire has become increasingly common problem on both sides of the border. Israel incendiaries cause fires and damages southern Lebanese farmland, and Hezbollah rocket fire ignites open fields near military targets, causing fires that the Israeli fire service struggles to contain.
Free Palestine!!!
What is your definition of Palestine???
What is your definition of Israel???
Israel is nation which came into existence in 1948. Successfully defeating Arabs armies who try to destroy it in 1948, 1967 and 1973. As the results of these 3 wars and UN the partition its borders have Lebanon to the North, Syria to the North East, Jordon to the East, Gaza to the South West and Egypt to the South and West.
The three wars have no bearing on Israel's borders, which were set in UNR 181 in 1947 and remain unchanged to this day.
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Sorry Tom, UNR 181 means nothing today. Don't believe me, try to travel to one those area that is part of todays Israel not included in the 181 areas without Israel's approval.
In my comment above, I forgot to mention the fourth Zionist pillar, Might Makes Right.
I’m well aware that Israel occupies a great deal of territory outside its borders, and treats both the people living under its occupation and visiting the occupied territories as occupiers will.
Occupying territory outside its borders doesn’t magically change those borders.
You seem to be including the Golan Heights and the illegally occupied West Bank in your definition of Israel.
As you no doubt are aware, Israel has never officially declared its borders, just another bit of Zionist deceit.
Yes the Golan Heights are part of Israel.
"Israel has never officially declared its borders" Not sure where you get that idea from. The borders with Egypt and Jordan have been set by peace agreements. The Golan Heights and East Jerusalem were formally annexed by Israel. One could argue that Israel has not officially declared all its borders, but a large part it is established.
Are you a true Zionist?
Do you support
Lies? Check.
Land theft? Check
Genocide? Check.
So there you have it. A supporter of the three pillars of Zionism.
"Successfully defeating Arabs armies who try to destroy it in 1948, 1967 and 1973"
Zionist propaganda.
Israel attacked first in 1967, crippling Egypt's air force. I see you leave out the 1956 war that Israel, in alliance Britain & France, started with Egypt.
In 1948, invasion by the Arab armies in 1948 was a failed attempt to protect the Palestinian population from massacre at the hands of the Zionist colonizers and ethnic cleansers. Multiple severe massacres of Palestinian villages by Zionist militia had already occurred by the time the Arab armies invaded.
So, as you can see, Israel started both the 1956 & the 1967 wars. The 1948 war had actually started with massacres by Zionists prior to the declaration of Israel's independence.
Only the 1973 war was clearly initiated by the Arab military forces.
Of course, this historical information won't change your tune. You'll keep pumping out this false Zionist propaganda until your handlers instruct otherwise.