Israeli Airstrikes Kill at Least Nine in Southern Lebanon’s Tyre

At least nine Lebanese civilians have been killed and dozens more wounded after Israeli airstrikes hit the historic port city of Tyre in southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese authorities.

The strikes on Tuesday targeted a residential area of the coastal city, while the Lebanese National News Agency reported a further 28 people were injured in Israeli aggression.

Civil defence and ambulance teams are continuing search-and-rescue operations, clearing rubble in an effort to locate those still missing.

The killings came as an Israeli airstrike hit a popular housing area of the coastal city on Tuesday.

Israel had struck the area earlier before issuing a forced displacement order that included Tyre’s ancient Christian quarter, previously exempted from evacuation warnings. Tyre has faced repeated Israeli strikes in recent days.

On Monday, at least five people were killed and eight wounded in an Israeli strike near a Red Cross centre in the city.  Four paramedics were among the injured, and the attack also damaged a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Meanwhile, Hezbollah said it carried out 16 operations against Israeli forces on Tuesday, including near the strategic Beaufort Castle.

The resistance group said it destroyed two Israeli military bulldozers in Yohmor al-Shaqif and struck multiple troop concentrations. It also stated that it intercepted an Israeli drone over Iqlim al-Tuffah.

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Israel has carried out nearly 3,500 airstrikes, 407 demolitions, and six “razing” campaigns that have flattened entire villages since April 16. His office said shelters across Beirut, Sidon, and other regions have reached “maximum absorption capacity.”

The Lebanese Ministry of Health said the death toll from the latest Israeli aggression since March 2 has risen to 3,666, with 11,321  wounded.

More than one million people, around one-fifth of Lebanon’s population, have been displaced.

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) warned that the humanitarian situation is deteriorating, with 94% of displaced people struggling to meet basic needs.

Rick Bartoldus, the IRC’s country director for Lebanon, said many returning residents are finding their homes or entire villages destroyed.

Meanwhile, Iran said it had ended its strikes on Israel, warning that continued aggression, including in southern Lebanon, would be met with “much more severe and crushing measures.”

The recent escalation between Iran and Israel was triggered by an Israeli attack on Beirut on Sunday.

Tehran has long maintained that any peace deal with Washington must include an end to Israeli attacks on Lebanon. It has also warned that strikes and missile launches could resume if Israel continues aggression in the region.