Security update: Intensified Israeli airstrikes hit southern Lebanon’s Tallet Hamames, Kfarkela, Kfar Sir, Choukine, Kafra, Kfar Dounine, and Jmeijmeh; civilian casualties reported

Israeli enemy warplanes on Friday carried out multiple airstrikes across southern Lebanon, targeting various towns and villages and resulting in significant destruction and civilian casualties. An air raid struck Tallet Hamames in the Sarda area, while explosions and heavy plumes of smoke were reported in the town of Kfarkela, where Israeli forces detonated and rigged local homes with explosives. In Nabatieh, Israeli jets launched an airstrike on Kfar Sir at approximately 1:30 p.m. The same time saw a nearby strike on the vicinity of an orphanage in Choukine, also in Nabatieh. Additional air raids targeted the towns of Kafra, where several injuries were reported. Earlier in the morning, an Israeli strike on Kfar Dounine resulted in one fatality and one injury. Later, at around 11:15 a.m., the town of Jmeijmeh was also hit by an enemy strike. Source: National news agency - Lebanon