On Tuesday, Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) said that Israel dropped phosphorus bombs and targeted civilians on the southern Lebanese border, with several casualties reported.
Israeli air strikes hit the al-Dhahira town directly, killing numerous civilians and wounding several others who were transported to nearby hospitals, the news agency added.
Israeli forces also shot dozens of flare bombs at Lebanon, NNA reported.
The Israeli army had in a statement said it was “striking military targets of the terrorist organization Hezbollah on Lebanese territory.”
Since the beginning of the battle triggered by the surprise attack by Hamas on Israel on October 7, conflicts on the Israel-Lebanon border have left around 10 people dead on the Lebanese side, mainly fighters but also a Reuters journalist and two civilians.
At least two people have been killed on the Israeli side.
The international community worries about an escalation of the battle between the Iran-backed Lebanese Hezbollah, a supporter of Hamas, and the Israeli army.
Israel started evacuating thousands of residents in 28 locations in the north of the nation after these border conflicts.
