Israeli strikes on south Lebanon killed at least 14 people on Monday, the Lebanese health ministry said, after Iran threatened to attack Israel again if it continued bombing the country. Iran-backed Hezbollah meanwhile said it had targeted Israeli troops inside Lebanon, but did not claim any attacks on Israeli territory. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
Israel says it intercepted aerial target launched from Yemen
Israel’s military said early Tuesday it had intercepted an aerial target from Yemen, but there were no injuries.
“A suspicious aerial target from Yemen was intercepted. The incident has concluded. No injuries were reported,” the IDF said, adding that the incident occurred in the region of Eilat.
14 dead in Israeli strikes in Lebanon
Israeli strikes on south Lebanon killed at least 14 people on Monday, the Lebanese health ministry said, including seven after Iran threatened to attack Israel again if it continued bombing the country.
Iran-backed Hezbollah meanwhile said it had targeted Israeli troops inside Lebanon, but did not claim any attacks on Israeli territory.
“An Israeli enemy raid on the city of Tyre, near the Red Cross centre, resulted in 5 martyrs and 8 wounded, four of whom were Red Cross paramedics,” the Lebanese health ministry said in a statement.
It later reported a strike on Marwanieh, also in the south, killed two people, including a child, and wounded 10.
Welcome to the France 24 liveblog covering events in the Middle East. Catch up on yesterday’s key developments here.
• US President Donald Trump clashed with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over renewed fighting between Iran and Israel, as Netanyahu insisted that Israel has a “right to self-defence”.
• Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz vowed Monday to press on with Israel’s military campaign in Lebanon, despite a warning from Iran that any such action would prompt the Islamic republic to take “severe” measures in response.
• Israel conducted strikes against military targets in western and central Iran, hours after Iran fired a salvo of missiles at Israeli targets in retaliation for an attack on Beirut’s southern suburbs.
