• Source: Attack on Nabatieh municipal council

On 16 October 2024, the Israel Defense Forces targeted a meeting of the municipal council of Nabatieh in Lebanon and struck it with 10 airstrikes, killing at least 16 municipality staff, including the mayor of Nabatieh, and injuring more than 52.




Background


On 1 October 2024, Israel invaded Southern Lebanon in an escalation of the ongoing Israel–Hezbollah conflict, a spillover of the Israel–Hamas war. This was a result of major attacks that occurred month prior.
In September 2024, the Israel Defense Forces launched a series of airstrikes across Lebanon, sparking significant controversy.
Nabatieh is a Lebanese provincial capital that Israel has indiscriminately bombed.




Airstrike


Israel conducted ten airstrikes on the municipal headquarters in Nabatieh, while municipal staff were having a meeting inside and co-ordinating aid for civilians remaining in the town. The airstrike killed at least 16 municipality staff, including the mayor of Nabatieh, Ahmad Kahil, and injured at least 52 others. The governor of Nabatieh Governorate reported that the death toll could increase as the rubble was still being searched.
Israel claimed to have attacked "Hezbollah targets", including "military buildings, military headquarters and munitions warehouses", without providing evidence.




Reactions


Lebanese prime minister Najib Mikati condemned the attack and said that it "intentionally targeted a meeting of the municipal council to discuss the city's service and relief situation".
The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, said that civilian suffering in Lebanon is reaching an unprecedented level, and stressed that "civilians and civilian infrastructure must be protected at all times".




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Attack on Nabatieh municipal council
• 2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon
• 7 October Hamas-led attack on Israel
• Majdal Shams attack
• Israel–Hamas war
• Al-Khiyam
• List of military engagements during the Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–present)
• Red Sea crisis
• 2024 Lebanon electronic device attacks
• Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–present)