Israel expands airstrikes in Lebanon and Syria

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An Israeli airstrike on a civil defense center in the city of Baalbek (Lebanon) on November 14 killed at least 12 rescue workers.

On the evening of November 14 (local time), rescue workers actively dug through the rubble to rescue their colleagues trapped under the destroyed rescue center.

According to AP, the civil defense force in Lebanon has no connection with the armed group Hezbollah and they only provide medical services to support people severely affected by the war.

The Lebanese Ministry of Health said that Israel had attacked the Association of Medical Authorities - a civil rescue group linked to Hezbollah in the Arabsalim residential area (Lebanon), killing 6 people, including 4 medical staff.

According to Lebanese media, many other areas in eastern Lebanon and the suburbs of Beirut were also attacked on November 14. Over the past two days, the Israeli army has continuously called on people in the attacked areas to evacuate and sent bombers to a series of targets.

The Israeli military said it destroyed more than 300 Hezbollah targets in the past week, including about 40 in the capital Beirut.

Mot khu vuc o Syria bi anh huong boi khong kich cua Israel. Anh: Xinhua
An area in Syria affected by Israeli airstrikes. Photo: Xinhua

On the same day, November 14, Israel launched another airstrike in Syria, killing 15 people.

An unnamed official of the Islamic Jihad armed group confirmed and said that the Israeli attack targeted one of their offices in the capital Damascus (Syria).

There has been no comment from the Israeli military, but they have said the purpose of the strikes in Syria is to destroy the Islamic Jihad militant group.

Israel has carried out at least two airstrikes in Syria in recent weeks, causing serious damage and casualties, Syrian state news agency reported.

The Israeli military accused Jihad of participating in an attack on Israel alongside Hamas on October 7, 2023. The attack left at least 1,200 civilians dead and 251 people taken hostage.

As Israel steps up airstrikes, experts fear a regional war will erupt across the Middle East between Israel and Iran-backed militant groups in places including Lebanon, Syria and the Gaza Strip.

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