Drop Site News reports: “Israeli strikes across southern Lebanon killed at least 31 people on Tuesday, including four children and three women, and wounded 40 others, Lebanon’s Health Ministry said, with 15 of the dead reported in Burj al-Shamali, near the southern city of Tyre. Other major strikes were reported in Maarakeh, where five were killed, and Haboush, where four were killed. Israel carried out more than 180 strikes across southern Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley on Tuesday, according to local media, despite the ceasefire agreement brokered by the United States.
“Two more first responders were killed in Israeli attacks on Lebanon, reporter Courtney Bonneau confirmed on Wednesday, bringing the total number of paramedics killed since March 2 to over 120. …
“The Israeli army issued a forced displacement order on Wednesday for residents of the southern Lebanese city of Tyre and surrounding camps and neighborhoods. The order covered at least three Palestinian refugee camps in the Tyre area: Rashidiya camp, Burj Al-Shamali camp, and Al-Bas camp. The military further warned that ‘any movement south of the Zahrani River may put your lives at risk.’ The Israeli military also issued a displacement order earlier today to residents of the southern Lebanese towns of Kfar Houneh, Aaramta, Mleikh, Jarjouh, and Houmine al-Fawqa. …
“Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at the start of a Security Cabinet meeting Tuesday that, ‘We are deepening our operation in Lebanon. The IDF is operating with large forces on the ground and seizing dominant terrain. We are fortifying the security zone to protect the communities of the north.’ He added that the Security Cabinet is ‘leading a massive national effort to advance creative and innovative solutions against explosive drones,’ in reference to the successful use of FPV [First-Person View] drones by Hezbollah to target the Israeli military in Lebanon.”
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HANADY SALMAN, [email protected]
Salman is a journalist based in Beirut. She was recently featured on IPA news releases: “Israel Kills 1,000, Striking Over 100 Medical Facilities in Lebanon,” and “Is Lebanon Giving Up Its Sovereignty for ‘Peace?’”