2 killed, 15 injured in Israeli airstrike on Beirut’s southern suburbs: Lebanese authorities

People are seen in a building after an Israeli airstrike in Dahieh, southern Beirut, Lebanon, on Sept. 26, 2024. In an airstrike on Beirut’s southern suburbs earlier Thursday, at least two people were killed and 15 others injured when a residential building near al-Qaem mosque in Dahieh was hit, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)
BEIRUT/JERUSALEM, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) — At least two people were killed, and 15 others injured on Thursday in an Israeli airstrike that hit a residential building near al-Qaem mosque in Dahieh, Beirut’s southern suburbs, the Lebanese Health Ministry reported.
Footage from Lebanese TV channel al-Jadeed showed rescue teams and ambulances rushing to the densely populated area to transport casualties to the hospital and remove victims from beneath the rubble.
Meanwhile, the Israeli military said Thursday it launched three missiles in “an intelligence-guided attack” on Mohammed Hussein Sarour, commander of Hezbollah’s air unit, in Beirut, and claimed that he was killed in the attack.
According to the military, Sarour was in charge of multiple drone and missile attacks against Israel.
So far Hezbollah has not commented on the attack, nor confirmed Sarour’s death.
Also on Thursday, the IDF said its 7th Armored Brigade has concluded a military drill a few km away from the Lebanese border, simulating a ground operation in Lebanon.
The drill trained the troops in “maneuvering and combat in thicketed, mountainous terrain,” the IDF said in a statement, adding that the troops “enhanced their operational and logistical readiness for various combat scenarios in enemy territory on the northern front.”
The drill came a day after France proposed at a United Nations Security Council emergency meeting a 21-day ceasefire in Lebanon in UN diplomacy with the United States “to allow for negotiations.”
Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati has welcomed the proposal. However, Israel denied earlier on Thursday that it had agreed to a ceasefire with Hezbollah or Lebanese political parties.
On Monday and Tuesday, Israel conducted its most extensive attacks on Lebanon since 2006, resulting in more than 550 deaths and over 1,800 injuries across the country. It resumed intensive airstrikes on eastern and southern Lebanon on Wednesday evening, carrying out about 70 raids on the areas of Baalbek, Hermel, and Western Bekaa in eastern Lebanon.
Figures released by the Israeli military showed that it has attacked more than 2,000 locations in Lebanon since Monday, whereas Lebanese Environment Minister Nasser Yassin said Wednesday that Israel’s bombardment had displaced over 150,000 residents over the past 72 hours.
The sharp escalation has raised concerns about a potential full-scale conflict between Israel and Lebanon, with fears that other regional powers could also be sucked in. ■

Lebanese soldiers are seen at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Dahieh, southern Beirut, Lebanon, on Sept. 26, 2024. In an airstrike on Beirut’s southern suburbs earlier Thursday, at least two people were killed and 15 others injured when a residential building near al-Qaem mosque in Dahieh was hit, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

Rescuers work at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Dahieh, southern Beirut, Lebanon, on Sept. 26, 2024. In an airstrike on Beirut’s southern suburbs earlier Thursday, at least two people were killed and 15 others injured when a residential building near al-Qaem mosque in Dahieh was hit, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

A man is seen in a building after an Israeli airstrike in Dahieh, southern Beirut, Lebanon, on Sept. 26, 2024. In an airstrike on Beirut’s southern suburbs earlier Thursday, at least two people were killed and 15 others injured when a residential building near al-Qaem mosque in Dahieh was hit, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

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