According to Lebanese Health Minister Firass Abiad, 274 people have been killed and more than a thousand wounded in the Israeli attacks today.
19:01•Updated 19:31
Lebanon’s Minister of Health Firass Abiad according to Israel’s attacks today, 274 people have died and more than a thousand have been wounded. Among the dead are children and women.
According to Abiad, the attacks have also hit hospitals and health centers.
Tens of thousands of people are currently fleeing Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon, reports the Reuters news agency. The minister gave the news agency an estimate of the number of escapees Nasser Yassin.
It has been the bloodiest day in Lebanon for a long time.
According to the Israeli army, today it has struck about 800 targets of the extremist organization Hezbollah in the south and east of Lebanon.
According to Health Minister Abiad, the attacks have also hit hospitals and health centers, among others.
In the early evening, the Israeli army announced that it had struck the southern part of the capital, Beirut. According to reports, a high-ranking Hezbollah commander, Ali Karake, has been killed in the attack.
Karake is the commander of Hezbollah’s southern front and is currently third in the organization’s chain of command.
Earlier today the Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu urged Lebanese civilians to flee Hezbollah areas and to take Israeli warnings seriously. In his video message, Netanyahu said Israel would continue to strike Hezbollah targets in southern and eastern Lebanon.
According to the Israeli army, Hezbollah has launched about 180 missiles towards Israel, most of which have been intercepted by Israel’s missile defense system.