Israeli attack kills 18 people north of Lebanon, away from Hezbollah basins

The Israelite army has not yet commented on the news, and it is not clear who was in charge of the attack.

The attack struck a small residential building in the village of Ato, well above the main bastions of the Hezbollah militant group in the south and east of the country.

Hezbollah, who controls southern Lebanon, has been declared a terrorist organisation by the United States, while the European Union has put its armed arm on the blacklist, but not his political party.

The Israeli army of attacks in Lebanon has concentrated so far south, Beka Valley in the east, and the suburbs of Beirut.

Israel ordered the inhabitants of 25 villages on Monday to evacuate from northern parts of the Avali River, which flows through southern Lebanon.

The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah erupted a year ago when the Iranian-backed group began throwing missiles in northern Israel in support of the Palestinian militant group Hamas, at the start of the Gaza war.

Hamas ʹ proclaimed terrorist organisation by the US and the EU conducted an attack south of Israel on October 7, 2023, killing some 1,200 people.

In recent weeks, the conflict has escalated, as Israel is constantly shelling the south of Lebanon, the southern suburbs of Beirut and Beka Valley, killing many of Hezbollah's leading leaders and sending land troops across the border. For his part, Hezbollah has thrown missiles deeper into Israel.

Israel says its struggle in Lebanon aims to make northern Israel secure for tens of thousands of people forced to flee their homes during the past year as a result of rocket attacks by Hezbollah.

Israel's expanded operation has displaced more than 1.2 million people, according to the Lebanese government, which says more than 2,100 people have been killed and more than 10,000 injured during a year of fighting.

Hezbollah missiles have killed at least 54 people in Israel, more than half of them civilians, according to Israeli authorities. REL