Over 100 killed in Israeli strikes across Lebanon, says Health Ministry

Beirut (Quds News Network)- Over 100 Lebanese were killed and 400 others were injured in Israeli airstrikes across Lebanon on Monday, as Israel’s military ordered residents in Lebanon to leave their homes amid a heavy bombing campaign.

At least 100 people were killed and 400 wounded, including children, women and medics in Israeli attacks on the south, the Lebanese health ministry said.

Targets included the outskirts of several towns and villages in southern Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley, as reported by Lebanese broadcaster al-Manar.

Residents in Beirut and south Lebanon reportedly said that they were called on their landline and ordered to evacuate 1km away from alleged Hezbollah sites.

Some residents also received calls and text messages in Beirut from a Lebanese number ordering them to evacuate immediately, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency.

Lebanon’s information minister, Ziad Makary, told Reuters that his ministry received the same Israeli order, via a recorded voice message, but that it would not be evacuating. “This is a psychological war,” he said.

More than 80,000 call attempts to Lebanese people telling them to evacuate their homes were made, according to the head of the telecoms company Ogero.

On Monday morning, Avichay Adraee, Israel’s spokesperson for Arabic-speaking media, posted an animated video on X claiming that Lebanese know there are Hezbollah weapons in their homes.

The allegation was made with no evidence and was accompanied by more warnings to leave.

Early on Monday morning, Israeli fighter jets conducted more than 80 air raids within just 30 minutes.