Residents say Israeli strikes targetted families seeking refuge in Lebanon

“Residents say Israeli strikes targetted families seeking refuge in Lebanon Residents and rescue workers in southern Lebanon described scenes of devastation after Israeli bombardment struck residential areas, killing and wounding civilians displaced by earlier fighting. In the town of Saksakiyeh near Sidon, where recent attacks reportedly killed at least seven people and injured 17 others, resident Hasan Omar said those targeted were families seeking safety after fleeing violence elsewhere. “Children – they were targeting children and civilians. They ran away from Nabatieh, and they targeted them here; all children and women,” Omar told Reuters. In Tyre, rescue worker Mohammed Dahaineh described efforts to evacuate residents after Israeli military warnings were issued before the strikes. “First, the Israeli military issued a threat to the town, so we immediately came and told the people to evacuate because we didn’t know which house the air strike would hit,” he said. Dahaineh added that some families remained behind after most residents fled. “Then the air strike happened. We treated five wounded and five martyrs,” he told Reuters.

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