Israel says ‘limited’ ground operations have begun in Lebanon

Israel says ‘limited’ ground operations have begun in Lebanon

Hezbollah stated on Monday that it had launched rockets and drones on the Israeli border city of Kiryat Shmona and the northern Israeli metropolis of Nahariya.

Israel’s Magen David Adom ambulance service stated it had handled a person in Nahariya for blast accidents who was in a gentle to reasonable situation after a rocket landed between two buildings and sparked a big fireplace. Six different folks have been handled for smoke inhalation.

Overnight, Hezbollah stated it had shelled an Israeli navy place in the Lebanese border city of Aitaroun, and launched rockets at gatherings of Israeli troops in the Israeli border cities of Margaliot and Yuval.

Lebanese media additionally reported clashes between Hezbollah fighters and Israeli troops across the Lebanese border cities of Khiam, Aadaysit Marjayoun and Taybeh on Monday.

The state-run National News Agency (NNA) in the meantime cited the Lebanese well being ministry as saying that Israeli air strikes had killed 4 folks, together with two youngsters, in the city of Qantara, simply west of Taybeh.

Another three folks have been reportedly killed in two separate strikes in the village of Kfar Sir, simply north of the Litani.

NNA stated the primary strike had hit a home, killing one particular person. When an ambulance from the Hezbollah-linked Islamic Health Society (IHS) arrived on the website, there was one other strike, killing two paramedics, it added.

A 3rd paramedic was killed in a strike on a civil defence centre belonging to the IHS in Yater, to the south-west, in keeping with NNA.

Following an assault that killed 12 docs, paramedics and nurses at an IHS-run main healthcare centre on Friday evening, the Lebanese well being ministry accused Israel of violating worldwide regulation by repeatedly concentrating on ambulance crews whereas they carried out their duties.

The Israeli navy stated Hezbollah was utilizing ambulances for navy functions – an allegation the well being ministry denied.

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