Folks collect at a website that bought heavy equipment, the place numerous autos have been destroyed in Israeli airstrikes, within the southern village of Msayleh, Lebanon, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025.
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BEIRUT — Israel carried out intense airstrikes on southern Lebanon early Saturday, killing one particular person, wounding seven and briefly slicing a freeway that hyperlinks Beirut with components of south Lebanon, the Well being Ministry stated.
The pre-dawn airstrikes on the village of Msayleh struck a spot that bought heavy equipment, destroying numerous autos.
A automobile carrying greens that occurred to be passing by on the time of the strikes was hit, killing one particular person and wounding one other, in accordance with Hezbollah’s Al-Manar TV.
The Well being Ministry later stated that the one slain was a Syrian citizen, whereas the wounded have been a Syrian nationwide and 6 Lebanese, together with two ladies.
The Israeli army stated it struck a spot the place equipment was saved for use to rebuild infrastructure for the militant Hezbollah group.
For the reason that 14-month Israel-Hezbollah battle led to late November with a U.S.-brokered ceasefire, Israel has carried out virtually every day airstrikes killing dozens of individuals. Israel accuses Hezbollah of attempting to rebuild its capabilities after the group suffered heavy losses throughout the battle.
Earlier this month, the U.N. human rights chief, Volker Türk, known as for renewed efforts to deliver a everlasting finish to hostilities in Lebanon following the battle. He stated that till the top of September, they’ve verified 103 civilians killed in Lebanon for the reason that ceasefire.
The latest Israel-Hezbollah battle killed greater than 4,000 individuals in Lebanon, together with a whole bunch of civilians, and triggered an estimated $11 billion price of destruction, in accordance with the World Financial institution. In Israel, 127 individuals died, together with 80 troopers.
The battle began when Hezbollah started firing rockets throughout the border on Oct. 8, 2023, a day after a lethal Hamas-led incursion into southern Israel sparked the battle in Gaza. Israel responded with shelling and airstrikes in Lebanon, and the 2 sides grew to become locked in an escalating battle that grew to become a full-blown battle in late September 2024.
