Southeast Asia Information Port News (www.dnyxxg.com) – Israel launched an airstrike on a Palestinian refugee camp near the southwestern Lebanese city of Sidon on the 18th, local time, killing at least 13 people.
According to the Lebanese National News Agency, on the evening of the 18th, an Israeli drone fired missiles at a mosque and a nearby car in the Ain Khelwe refugee camp near Sidon. The Lebanese Ministry of Health later reported that the incident resulted in 13 deaths and multiple injuries, and rescue operations were still underway.
According to The Times of Israel, the Israel Defense Forces confirmed the strike on the Ain Khelwe refugee camp on the same day, stating that the target was a "training facility" of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas). The IDF stated that Hamas militants were conducting training and exercises in the refugee camp, aiming to plan and launch attacks against Israel, and that the IDF would "continue to combat Hamas activities anywhere."
According to the BBC, Hamas condemned the attack, claiming it had "no military facilities" in the Ain Kherwe refugee camp and that the target was actually "an open-air sports field."
Since the ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel officially took effect in November 2024, the Israeli military has continued airstrikes against targets in Lebanon under the pretext of combating Hezbollah and Hamas, causing numerous casualties. (End)
