The number of people killed in Israeli air and ground raids on the Lebanese town of Nabi Chit in the eastern Bekaa Valley has risen to 41, according to the country’s Health Ministry, APA reports, citing Al Jazeera.
The ministry also said the number of injured people reached 40.
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Lebanon’s health ministry says 16 people were killed and 35 were wounded by Israeli strikes in eastern Lebanon overnight, amid a reported helicopter landing operation, APA reports, citing The Times of Israel.
“The series of raids launched by the Israeli enemy on the town of Nabi Chit in the Baalbek district resulted in a preliminary total of 16 citizens being martyred and 35 others being wounded,” says the health ministry in a statement carried by Lebanon’s state-run news agency.
Hezbollah claimed four Israeli helicopters arrived from the direction of Syria, and the troops who landed in Nabi Chit were engaged by its operatives before withdrawing under heavy airstrikes.
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