A suspected Israeli strike rocked south Lebanon late Wednesday evening local time, killing at least one person amid increasing tensions between Israel and Hezbollah.
A strike hit between the towns of Jannata and Deir Qanoun En Nahr in southern Lebanon, killing one woman, Lebanon’s official National News Agency reported. Jannata is in the Tyre district, nearly 20 miles (33 km) from the border with Israel. The Israeli military carried out a strike in the same district on Tuesday, killing a senior Hezbollah commander.
The Lebanese news outlet An-Nahar reported that a multi-story building in Jannata was hit by a missile, leading to more than 20 injuries. Several drones were seen above the building, according to the outlet.
Hezbollah’s news outlet Al-Manar attributed the incident to a strike from Israeli fighter jets. The Israeli military did not immediately comment.
Videos circulated on social media showed a large fire and ambulances rushing to the scene.
🚨 🇱🇧 #Breaking: Massive explosion heard across south Lebanon. Initial reports indicate an Israeli airstrike targeted a residential building in Janata, near Tyre. #Lebanon #Israel pic.twitter.com/sMDaFCKQP0
— Ali Hashem علي هاشم (@alihashem_tv) June 13, 2024
Earlier in the day, the Israeli air force struck Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon in response to the Iran-backed group hitting six Israeli military sites with missiles and three other bases with explosive-laden drones. Clashes have intensified in recents weeks as US and Western officials express growing concern of an all-out war in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah.
This is a developing story and will be updated.