Israeli Strike on Tyre Leaves 5 Dead, 10 Injured

Lebanon’s health ministry reported that an Israeli airstrike hit the southern city of Tyre on Monday, resulting in at least five fatalities and injuring 10 more.

According to the health ministry’s statement, the “Israeli enemy’s strike this morning on a building” in Tyre’s city center “currently stands at five dead and 10 wounded,” with efforts ongoing to clear the debris.

An AFP video journalist on the scene captured footage of emergency teams transporting a survivor on a stretcher to an ambulance while others worked to extinguish a significant fire at the site, where a residential building had collapsed.

Tyre, an ancient coastal city home to a UNESCO World Heritage site, endured intense Israeli airstrikes last week, which left large portions of the city center in ruins.

Last month, Israel ramped up its airstrikes on Hezbollah-controlled areas and deployed ground forces into Lebanon, following a year of cross-border hostilities with the Iran-backed group amid the ongoing Gaza conflict.