Israeli Airstrike in Lebanon: Tragic Syrian Worker Casualties

An Israeli airstrike on a Lebanese building housing Syrian workers resulted in 23 deaths and eight injuries, as reported by Lebanon's National News Agency. The strike, targeting Hezbollah sites, occurred near Baalbek in the Bekaa Valley. The conflict has seen over 630 Lebanese casualties, including women and children.

An Israeli airstrike in Lebanon has resulted in the tragic deaths of 23 Syrian workers and left eight others wounded, according to Lebanon's state-run news agency. The National News Agency reported that the airstrike occurred late Wednesday in the northeast of the country near Baalbek in the Bekaa Valley, close to the Syrian border.

The village mayor of Younine, Ali Kassas, confirmed that the bodies of 23 Syrian citizens were retrieved from the rubble, while four Syrian and four Lebanese individuals sustained injuries. The Lebanese Red Cross indicated that it had recovered nine bodies, with additional recoveries made by Hezbollah's medical staff and the Lebanese Civil Defence.

The backdrop of this incident includes heavy strikes by Israel on Lebanese territories, aimed at Hezbollah sites following rocket attacks into Israel. To date, local health authorities report over 630 Lebanese fatalities, including many women and children. Lebanon, housing 6 million residents, holds the world's highest refugee population per capita, with nearly 780,000 registered Syrian refugees.

(With inputs from agencies.)