HIBAPRESS – Agencies
Lebanese authorities announced today, Wednesday, the death and injury of hundreds throughout Lebanon as a result of Israeli air strikes.
The Lebanese Minister of Health said that "hospitals are overcrowded with victims and are suffering severe pressure on their capacity," calling for the need to provide emergency medical aid and facilitate the access of humanitarian teams to the affected areas to ensure the provision of treatment and urgent aid to those affected. The Israeli army announced that it launched, today, Wednesday, strikes on about 100 headquarters and infrastructure of "Hezbollah", in southern Lebanon, the Bekaa and Beirut, within 10 minutes, in the largest operation against the party since the start of the "Roar of the Lion" operation, on March 28. The Israeli army said in a statement: "Within 10 minutes and in several areas simultaneously, the defense army carried out a strike targeting about 100 headquarters and military infrastructure belonging to Hezbollah." He added: "The defense army has just carried out a large strike targeting headquarters and military infrastructure belonging to the Hezbollah organization in the areas of Beirut, the Bekaa and southern Lebanon. This is the largest strike that has targeted Hezbollah's infrastructure since the beginning of the Roar of the Lion operation." He added: "In this strike, the defense army targeted headquarters, command and control centers, and military systems belonging to Hezbollah, and intelligence headquarters and central bodies that were used by Hezbollah elements to direct and plan terrorist schemes against the defense army forces and the citizens of the State of Israel." He continued: "It also targeted infrastructure for fire and naval systems belonging to Hezbollah, which are responsible for launching missiles towards the defense army forces on land and sea and towards the territory of the State of Israel. And facilities belonging to the Radwan Force and the Air Unit (127) in Hezbollah, which are among its elite units."
