BEIRUT: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun condemned overnight Israeli strikes on civilian sites, which reportedly killed at least one person and which Israel said targeted Hezbollah infrastructure. "Once again, southern Lebanon has been the target of a heinous Israeli aggression against civilian installations —without justification or pretext," Aoun said. "The seriousness of this latest attack lies in the fact that it comes after the ceasefire agreement in Gaza," he added, questioning whether Israel now sought to expand its attacks on Lebanon.
The health ministry said one person was killed and seven were wounded in the strike on the Al-Msayleh area. The official National News Agency reported that Israeli warplanes carried out 10 raids targeting bulldozer and excavator yards, destroying more than 300 vehicles.
A photographer at the scene witnessed massive destruction to the showrooms, with dozens of heavy machinery vehicles burned and firefighters extinguishing the flames. In a statement, Hezbollah condemned the strikes, saying it was "part of the repeated and deliberate targeting of civilians and economic infrastructure, and is intended to prevent people from returning to normal life". — AFP
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