Israel Unleashes Massive New Strikes Against Hezbollah that Leaves Hundreds Dead

In the deadliest day of conflict in Lebanon since October and as the two sides edge toward full-blown war, Israeli strikes that the military claims targeted Hezbollah killed over 270 people, including dozens of women and children, and wounded 1,000 across the country on Monday, according to Lebanese authorities.

According to the Israeli military, it conducted attacks against over 800 targets in Lebanon, including missiles, launchers, and unmanned aerial vehicles, that were part of Hezbollah’s military infrastructure.

According to military spokesman Daniel Hagari, the airstrikes will persist in the near future.

He advised residents of a specific region in Lebanon to avoid the areas that would be targeted, but he did not specify the precise locations.

The minister of information reported receiving an evacuation call at his office, while some residents and government officials in Lebanon reported receiving voice calls and text messages advising them to evacuate.

According to the Israeli military, Hezbollah has launched approximately 150 projectiles at northern Israel within the last 24 hours. Israel has reported that Hezbollah has launched over 8,800 projectiles, missiles, and drones at Israel since October 8.

In the same period, the Israeli military has also struck Lebanon over 8,000 times using air, drone, missile, and artillery, according to the nonprofit organization Armed Conflict Location and Event Data.

Following a series of severe strikes to the U.S.-designated terrorist group last week, tensions between Israel and Hezbollah have escalated.

The head of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force and other commanders were slain in an Israeli strike on Friday, four days after an Israeli attack that resulted in the deaths of dozens and the injuries of thousands due to explosions of walkie-talkies and pagers.

The escalation has prompted apprehensions about the possibility of a full-scale conflict between the two parties, who had previously engaged in tit-for-tat strikes across the border.