Israeli Strike on Sidon Kills at Least 5

On Tuesday, two Israeli airstrikes struck the Sidon suburb of Haret Saida, killing at least five people and injuring several others.

This marked the second attack on Sidon, a historic coastal city, since tensions between Hezbollah and Israel intensified. According to the National News Agency, the strikes hit an area sheltering displaced individuals near a Hezbollah site known as Sayyed Shohada, located only a few hundred meters from a Lebanese army barracks. Although the specific target of the airstrikes remains uncertain, the casualty count is expected to rise.

Earlier that day, Israel’s military had ordered evacuations in 16 villages across southern Lebanon, urging residents to move north of the Awali River. However, no warning was issued before the strikes in Sidon.

Israeli warplanes also bombed multiple southern towns, including al-Khiam, Nabatiyeh, Hanine, al-Tiri, Aita al-Shaab, Tebnine, Kfartebnit, Majdalzoun, Tayrharfa, al-Jebbayn, and Aita al-Jabal. Artillery targeted the border town of Rmeish, and another strike hit an Amal-affiliated group, the Islamic Risala Scout Association, as well as a dispensary in Shaqra.