ALBAWABA - The Lebanese Civil Defense Directorate said that Israeli airstrikes on southern and eastern Lebanon, including Beirut, continue.
According to the Civil Defense Directorate, search and rescue crews are actively operating in a number of locations, including the Zahle region of Bekaa, where they have been working since yesterday without finding a corpse.
The southern towns of Tyre and Sidon were the target of Israeli jets early this morning. Details on the casualties have not yet been verified.
According to Lebanon's National News Agency (NNA), Israeli fire damaged the main gate of the UNIFIL command center in Ras Naqoura and a "Merkava" tank hit a UNIFIL observation station.
According to reports, the assault on the observation tower caused material damage to the command center and wounded two Sri Lankan forces.
UNIFIL stated yesterday that two more troops had been injured when they fell from a tower after Israeli attacks.
At a Geneva news conference, UN Human Rights Office spokesman Ravina Shamdasani noted the mounting humanitarian catastrophe in Lebanon, Gaza, Israel, and Syria.
Shamdasani said "densely populated areas of Beirut are increasingly coming under Israeli airstrikes, with hundreds dead and over a million displaced across the country."
She said that Hezbollah and other armed organizations continue to fire missiles toward northern Israel, killing civilians for the first time.
The most intensive Israeli shelling of central Beirut so far, Shamdasani said, was yesterday night. Over 100 injuries and 22 deaths were recorded by the Lebanese Ministry of Health.
All parties must safeguard people and infrastructure, the UN official said. Shamdasani said that Lebanese are suffering from the violence "Many displaced have migrated to Syria. Over 310,000 Syrians and 110,000 Lebanese entered Syria from September 23 to October 9.
It was "an unfortunate situation" that Israel implied UNIFIL's safety could not be guaranteed, she said, adding that Israel is responsible for ensuring UN troops are not targeted.
Shamdasani also stated that Israel has increased military operations in northern Gaza, endangering people and displacing Palestinians.
Since October 8, 2023, Israel has launched hundreds of airstrikes in southern Lebanon, including the Bekaa and Baalbek areas, with the latest round beginning on September 23.
Since October 8, 2023, 2,169 individuals have died, including 104 children and 194 women, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health.
in September 27, an Israeli attack in Beirut killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.
In response, Hezbollah has fired rockets and missiles toward Israeli military facilities, although no damage has been recorded.
Israel's airstrikes have displaced hundreds of thousands in Lebanon and tens of thousands into Syria. Southern Lebanon residents continue to move to Beirut and other northern areas.
