BEIRUT, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- Two people were killed and several others injured in an Israeli airstrike on Saturday evening targeting a residential building in Jiyeh, a seaside town located 30 kilometers south of Beirut, local TV channel MTV reported.
The airstrike hit a three-story building in the Nabi Younes neighborhood, and the explosion was heard across much of Beirut and in Sidon, the capital of Lebanon's South Governorate. Civil defense teams were dispatched to the scene to clear debris, while ambulances transported the injured to hospitals.
Since Sept. 23, the Israeli army has intensified its airstrikes against Hezbollah across Lebanon, causing great civilian casualties and forcing residents in many areas to leave their homes. It has also launched what it describes as a "limited" ground operation in Lebanon.
Israel's escalations further fuel its ongoing clashes with Hezbollah that started on Oct. 8, 2023, when Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel in support of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, triggering Israeli retaliatory fire and airstrikes in southeastern Lebanon. ■
