Israel strikes southern Lebanon but partial truce with Hezbollah appears to hold John Sudworth & Samantha Granville,Tyre, southern LebanonandDavid Gritten BBC in the southern Lebanese city of Tyre, where a hospital was damaged by an Israeli airstrikeIsrael continued its attacks in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, but did not strike Beirut following a partial ceasefire agreement with the Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah.Lebanon said that, under an agreement announced by US President Donald Trump late on Monday, Israeli forces would not bomb the capital in exchange for Hezbollah not attacking Israel.It came after Iran said Israeli action in Lebanon jeopardised talks on a deal to end its war with the US.Following the ceasefire announcement, the Israeli military said it had intercepted two projectiles fired into northern Israel. Hezbollah said it had attacked Israeli forces in southern Lebanon, where officials reported deadly Israeli strikes.Bowen: Trump needs this war to end but Iran is not backing downIsrael PM orders strikes on Beirut suburbs as Hezbollah conflict escalatesThe Lebanese health ministry also said four people had been killed and 127 injured when Israeli air strikes hit buildings next to Jabal Amel hospital in the city of Tyre on Monday afternoon. Thirty-nine hospital staff were among the injured, with four in a critical condition.What remained in the area outside the hospital on Tuesday was utter devastation.Chunks of concrete and twisted metal were scattered across the area.
The beeping of damaged cars and the crackle of downed electrical wires echoed through streets that were otherwise eerily quiet.Apart from a handful of local journalists, almost no-one was outside.A woman stood in tears, staring at an apartment building that was half gone."I live there," she said, pointing at the wreckage, before adding: "Used to."Dr Wael Mroueh, the hospital's director, had spent the evening dealing with the aftermath."We were working with patients and displaced people. Business was as usual, and suddenly, 'boom'," he said. "It happened without any prior warning.
Pictures speak volumes."He also denied that there was a military target in the vicinity."The Israeli enemy targets journalists, ambulance workers, medical staff. It makes no difference, and all it wants is to kick us out of our country," he said.ReutersLebanese authorities said Israeli strikes next to Jabal Amel hospital killed four people. The Israeli military said it struck "Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure"Inside the hospital, corridors were littered with broken glass.
Ceiling panels had collapsed onto the floors. A row of incubators stood cracked and damaged by the force of the blast.Just four hours earlier, baby Fares had been born in the maternity ward. He lay swaddled in a blue furry blanket and asleep, while his mother recovered nearby.His grandmother, Amal, proudly showed him off."It's true life is very hard, but we need to bear it," she said, gazing down at her grandson.
"This is his country and land, and he [Fares] needs to defend it. This is a responsibility."The Israeli military said it struck "Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure" in the area.It acknowledged that the attack caused damage to the hospital but emphasised that it "was not targeted". It also accused Hezbollah of embedding itself within civilian infrastructure and population centres, without providing evidence.The Lebanese health ministry says 128 paramedics and healthcare workers have been killed 159 attacks on ambulances and medical facilities over the past three months.ReutersIsraeli strikes followed an evacuation order in Lebanon's southern Nabatieh area on Tuesday On Tuesday morning, Lebanon's civil defence agency said another Israeli strike hit its centre in Kfar Sir, in Nabatieh district, causing damage but no casualties.
It shared photos on X that showed twisted metal beams hanging from the ceiling and debris covering the floor.A dentist from the nearby Christian village of Qlayaa was killed along with his daughter and son in a drone strike on the road between the towns of Marjayoun and Nabatieh, Lebanon's state-run National News Agency reported.The Israeli military issued a fresh evacuation order for Nabatieh town on Tuesday afternoon. It warned residents that it was "compelled to act forcefully" against Hezbollah there because of the group's "violation of the ceasefire agreement".It did not give further details, but the Israeli foreign ministry said Hezbollah had violated Monday's declarations by launching "multiple missile and drone attacks from Lebanon against Israeli communities".Hezbollah's military wing said its fighters had targeted Israeli tanks and troops in the southern Lebanese towns of Haddatha, Bayada and Zawtar al-Sharqiya with drones, missiles and shells. It did not mention any cross-border attacks.Lebanon was drawn into the war between the US, Israel and Iran on 2 March, when Hezbollah launched rockets into Israel in retaliation for an Israeli strike that killed Iran's supreme leader.Israel responded with an air campaign across Lebanon and a ground invasion in the south, which has been escalating in recent weeks.At least 3,468 people have been killed in Lebanon since the start of the war, according to the country's health ministry.
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