ISTANBUL
Eight people were killed in an Israeli airstrike targeting the town of Shaath in eastern Lebanon’s Baalbek district, the Health Ministry said Wednesday, in the latest escalation in a confrontation between Israel and Hezbollah.
The ministry didn’t provide further details on the identities of the victims or whether civilians were among them.
The attack follows several Israeli airstrikes targeting various areas of Lebanon in recent days amid intensifying military exchanges between Israel and Hezbollah on multiple fronts.
The latest strike took place in the Beqaa Valley in eastern Lebanon, an area that has witnessed rising security tensions as the scope of confrontations between the two sides has expanded.
Hezbollah meanwhile announced that it has escalated its operations against Israel, increasing the pace of rocket launches toward Israeli territory.
US President Donald Trump said in remarks to reporters that the United States believes it is necessary to “get rid of Hezbollah,” referring to the growing tensions linked to the group’s role in the ongoing confrontation.
The escalating exchanges have raised concerns about a wider conflict in Lebanon and the region as continued military strikes and rising tensions threaten to push the situation into a more dangerous phase.