At least 18 people were killed and four others injured this Monday in an Israeli bombardment in Aitou, a predominantly Christian area located southeast of the city of Tripoli, in northern Lebanon, and which until now had not been targeted by Israeli airstrikes. as reported by the Lebanese Red Cross.
The organization said in a statement published in X that seven ambulance teams went to Aitou town after the bombing, adding that rescue and debris removal operations continue. The Israeli army has not yet commented on this attack.
The Lebanese National News Agency (ANN) emphasizes that this is the first Israeli bombing against the town of Aitou, belonging to the district of Zgharta, and adds that the attack targeted a residential apartment, while the media Locals report that the property had recently been rented. .
The town’s mayor told Reuters the building had been rented to house displaced families.
In early October, an Israeli bombardment hit the outskirts of Tripoli for the first time, specifically targeting the Beddawi Palestinian refugee camp, where a Hamas official was killed along with other members of his family.
Israel has focused its attacks mainly on Shiite-majority areas of southern and eastern Lebanon, but has recently begun hitting other communities in the Mediterranean country, where 18 sects of different signs and religions coexist.
Israel’s massive bombing campaign, which began in late September, has already killed more than 2,200 people and forced more than 1.2 million people to leave their homes to flee the violence, according to data provided by the Lebanese government. .
On Monday, Israel ordered residents of 25 towns to evacuate their homes and move north of the Awali River.
