BEIRUT, April 2 (Xinhua) -- At least 10 people were killed by Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon at dawn and in the morning on Thursday, according to Lebanon's official National News Agency and the country's Public Health Ministry.
Meanwhile, Hezbollah said in separate statements that it launched multiple attacks on Israeli military targets and positions along the border, including an Israeli helicopter, a Merkava tank, several troop positions and Israeli settlements. It also fired rockets at the Israeli army's Northern Command headquarters at the Dado base north of the Israeli city of Safed.
Cross-border fighting has intensified since March 2, when Hezbollah launched rockets toward Israel for the first time since a ceasefire took effect on Nov. 27, 2024, triggering Israeli airstrikes across southern and eastern Lebanon, as well as on Beirut's southern suburbs.
Since March 2, Israeli attacks have killed 1,345 people and injured 4,040 others in Lebanon, the Lebanese Public Health Ministry said Thursday.
The ministry reported 95 direct Israeli attacks on healthcare, ambulance, and medical teams in Lebanon, which have killed 53 health sector workers and injured 137 others.
Also on Thursday, local news website Elnashra reported that Lebanon has informed the UN in a letter that it has classified Hezbollah's military wing as an illegal organization in line with recent government decisions, and that it has banned the activities of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps on its territory. ■
