Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 01:34pm on 16 Oct 2024,Wednesday International
At least 20 people, including a city mayor, were killed in Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon and Beirut on Wednesday. The strikes, targeting crowded areas, followed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's vow to continue striking Hezbollah "without mercy." Explosions rocked Beirut’s southern suburbs, marking the first attack there in days. Hezbollah acting leader Sheikh Naim Kassem responded, promising increased attacks on Israel. The UN called for an investigation into Monday’s strike in northern Lebanon that killed 22, and expressed concern over Israel wounding UN peacekeepers. Over 1,400 people have died, and 1.2 million have been displaced in Lebanon.
