An Israeli airstrike killed five members of the same family in a home in Ain Qana in the southern province of Nabatiyeh, Lebanon’s state media said. The report said a mother, father and their three children were killed but didn't provide their ages.
Three other Israeli strikes killed six people and wounded 32 in different parts of Tyre province on Friday, also in south Lebanon, the report said.
Around 24 hours after an Israeli airstrike destroyed a center for Lebanese emergency workers, officials said they were halting efforts to find any more survivors beneath the rubble.
The Lebanese civil defense service said in a statement that 14 rescue workers and volunteers were killed Thursday in Douris, near Baalbek in eastern Lebanon. Human remains that require DNA identification were also recovered.
In an earlier statement Friday, the General Directorate of Civil Defense condemned the attack, expressing “deep regret” and reaffirming its commitment to its humanitarian mission despite the challenges and sacrifices.
The Israeli military did not respond to a request for comment Friday on why the civil defense center was targeted. Lebanon’s civil defense forces have no affiliation with the armed group Hezbollah, and provide crucial rescue and medical services in one of the world’s most war-torn nations.
The UN humanitarian agency voiced concern over the escalating toll of Israeli airstrikes in densely populated areas of Lebanon, calling the daily casualties and displacement “deplorable.”
In three waves of renewed strikes on Friday, the Israeli military hit more buildings in Beirut’s southern suburbs, setting off explosions in the area known as Dahiyeh.
In a warning notice on X, a spokesman for the Israeli military said that the airstrikes were targeting “Hezbollah facilities and interests,” without providing further details.
There were no immediate reports of casualties.
In a post on X, the UN humanitarian agency known as OCHA said indiscriminate attacks are prohibited under international law and stressed the importance of avoiding disproportionate harm to civilians.
