At least 10 people were killed and 50 wounded in Israeli strikes in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley yesterday, two security sources told Reuters, after the Israeli military said it had targeted Hizbollah sites in the Baalbek area.
The strikes are among the deadliest reported in eastern Lebanon in recent weeks and risk testing a fragile US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hizbollah, which has been strained by recurring accusations of violations.
The Israeli military said in a statement that it struck Hizbollah command centres in the Baalbek area, part of eastern Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley.
A senior Hizbollah official was among the dead, the sources said.
There was no immediate comment from Hizbollah.
Israel and Hizbollah agreed to a US-brokered ceasefire in 2024 intended to end more than a year of cross-border fire that culminated in Israeli strikes that weakened the Iran-aligned group. Since then, the sides have traded accusations of ceasefire violations.
US and Israeli officials have pressed Lebanese authorities to curb Hizbollah’s arsenal, while Lebanese leaders have warned that broader Israeli strikes could further destabilise the country already battered by political and economic crises.
Separately, the Israeli military said it also struck what it described as a Hamas command centre which operated in the Ain Al Hilweh area in southern Lebanon.
Hamas condemned in a statement the Israeli strike on Ain Al Hilweh and rejected Israeli assertions about the target, saying the site belonged to the camp’s Joint Security Force tasked with maintaining security.
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