Israel pounds Hezbollah strongholds in Lebanon, killing mayor

October 17, 2024 / 9:08 AM

Sharjah 24 – AFP: Israel carried out dozens of strikes on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon on Wednesday, killing a city mayor, toppling buildings and causing widespread destruction in several southern areas.

The Israeli military said its warplanes struck dozens of Hezbollah targets in the southern Lebanese city of Nabatiyeh.

Lebanon's health ministry said 16 people were killed and 52 wounded in strikes on two municipal buildings. At least six people were killed in other strikes, according to officials and reports.

The Nabatiyeh mayor was among the dead, a local official said, adding that the strikes "formed a kind of belt of fire".