Martyrs and wounded in a wide Israeli aggression targeting a hospital and infrastructure in Lebanon

Wide areas in southern Lebanon, the Bekaa, and the southern suburbs of Beirut have witnessed intense Israeli military escalation since dawn on Saturday, as warplanes launched a series of intensive airstrikes. These attacks resulted in dozens of casualties among civilians and ambulance crews, amidst widespread destruction affecting vital facilities and residential buildings.

Lebanon's Ministry of Health announced that at least 32 people were injured, including three paramedics belonging to the Civil Defense, as a result of strikes targeting the Hosh area in the city of Tyre. Medical sources indicated that the shelling caused direct damage to the facilities of the Lebanese-Italian Hospital, but the hospital remained operational and continued to receive the wounded.

In another field development, at least two people were martyred in an airstrike that targeted a motorcycle on the Qadmus road north of Tyre, coinciding with intense shelling that hit the town of Ma'raka. These attacks come as part of the occupation's expansion of its targeting circle deep into Lebanese territory, leading to a worsening of humanitarian conditions in the southern regions.

As for the Western Bekaa region, the occupation forces committed a massacre in the town of Sahmar, where an airstrike targeted the vicinity of a mosque as worshipers were leaving, leading to the martyrdom of two and the injury of 15 others. The town center was also shelled twice in a row, causing panic and widespread destruction to public and private property.

The occupation army deliberately destroyed infrastructure in the Bekaa, as warplanes bombed a vital bridge connecting the towns of Sahmar and Mashghara, completely cutting it off and isolating the areas from each other. A second bridge in the same area was also shelled, in a clear move aimed at paralyzing movement and preventing the arrival of supplies and reinforcements.

In the capital Beirut, violent explosions rocked the southern suburbs at dawn today, with columns of smoke seen rising from the targeted sites that the occupation claimed were Hezbollah infrastructure. This aerial bombardment coincided with ongoing attempts of ground incursions by the Israeli army in several border axes in the south of the country.

Regarding international forces, the 'UNIFIL' mission announced that three of its soldiers were injured, two of whom were described as serious, following an explosion of an undetermined nature inside one of its military bases. This incident comes amidst increasing tensions and risks surrounding the work of international forces deployed in military operations areas in southern Lebanon.

For its part, the Israeli army claimed to have destroyed more than 3,500 military targets in Lebanese territory during the last month, confirming the continuation of its ground and air operations. In contrast, Hezbollah announced the execution of 1,309 various military operations, half of which targeted sites, barracks, and settlements deep inside Israeli territory in response to the ongoing aggression.

In the context of political threats, Israeli Security Minister Yisrael Katz vowed to continue military operations and make the other side pay a heavy price, stressing that military pressure will continue. These statements coincide with warnings issued by the US Embassy in Beirut regarding the possibilities of targeting educational institutions and universities in Lebanon.

Official statistics issued by the Lebanese Ministry of Health indicate that the toll of the ongoing Israeli aggression since the beginning of last March has reached 1,368 martyrs and 4,138 wounded. These figures confirm the scale of the humanitarian catastrophe that Lebanon is experiencing amidst the continued indiscriminate and systematic shelling of populated areas.

Rescue and ambulance teams continue their attempts to retrieve victims from under the rubble in the targeted areas, despite the great difficulties resulting from the continued intensive flight of drones and warplanes. The field situation remains prone to further escalation in the absence of any prospect for de-escalation or a ceasefire in the foreseeable future.

Israeli raids caused material damage to the Lebanese-Italian Hospital in Tyre, yet medical staff continued their work in providing first aid to the injured.