The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday evening that 13 people were killed in an Israeli airstrike on the Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp in the city of Sidon, southern Lebanon, in a "new massacre" amid a series of violations of the ceasefire in the Arab country.
The ministry stated in a statement that "an airstrike by the Israeli enemy on the Ain al-Hilweh camp in the city of Sidon resulted in the martyrdom of 13 people and injuries to several others (without a specific count)."
The Lebanese news agency reported that the airstrike "targeted the Khalid ibn al-Walid center affiliated with the Khalid ibn al-Walid mosque in the camp with three missiles."
It noted that "a large number of injured individuals were admitted to Sidon hospitals due to the Israeli airstrike, and there are calls for blood donations from all groups."
For its part, the Israeli army claimed in a statement that it targeted members of Hamas "who were operating inside a training compound in the Ain al-Hilweh area in southern Lebanon."
They also claimed that the targeted compound was "used for training and preparation with the aim of planning and executing terrorist schemes against the Defense Forces and the State of Israel."
No immediate comment was issued by Hamas regarding the Israeli statement.
An airstrike by the Israeli enemy on the Ain al-Hilweh camp resulted in the martyrdom of 13 people and injuries to several others.
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"New massacre".. 13 killed in Israeli shelling in southern Lebanon