Israeli strikes target two cars on Jiyeh highway south of Beirut
Israeli strikes targeted Wednesday two cars on a major highway linking Beirut to southern Lebanon, ahead of talks between Lebanon and Israel in Washington.
The attacks took place in the Jiyeh area, about 20 kilometers south of the capital. On Saturday, two similar strikes targeted two cars on the same highway, despite a truce reached on April 16.
Earlier on Wednesday, the Israeli army ordered the resident of six southern towns -- Maashouq, Burj Shmali, Hallousieh, Debaal and Abbasiyeh -- to evacuate ahead of imminent strikes.
In south Lebanon, Israeli strikes also targeted cars on the Naqoura and Shaatiyeh roads. Other strikes targeted Mansouri, Baraashit-Shaqra, Majdalzoun, Kounine.
Israeli media said Hezbollah launched a massive drone swarm attack on north Israel Tuesday, in what a security source described as the most significant drone attack on Israel to date.
Israeli strikes killed 13 people in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, including a soldier, a child and two rescue workers, the health ministry said.
"A strike on the city of Nabatieh left five dead, including two Civil Defense rescuers," the ministry said, while another strike in around Jebchit left four dead "including a soldier and a Syrian national" and a third strike in Bint Jbeil killed "four civilians, including a child and a woman".
Source: Naharnet
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