Beirut: Israeli warplanes struck a residential apartment in the Mansourieh area northeast of Beirut on Tuesday, marking the first attack on the largely Christian area since the escalation began on March 2.
According to Anadolu Agency, Lebanon's National News Agency reported a 'hostile airstrike' targeted a ground-floor apartment in a residential building in Mansourieh. Ambulances rushed to the scene, with no immediate reports of casualties or the reason for the strike. An Anadolu correspondent noted that this was the first time Israel had targeted Mansourieh, located approximately 10 kilometers (6 miles) from Beirut's southern suburbs.
In addition to the attack on Mansourieh, Israeli warplanes targeted a building in the Ghobeiry area in Beirut's southern suburbs. The Israeli military had warned residents to evacuate the building and nearby structures, alleging the presence of a Hezbollah facility. Earlier on Tuesday, Lebanon's Health Ministry reported that 21 people were killed and 70 injured in the past 24 hours.
The ministry further stated that the total death toll from Israeli attacks since March 2 has risen to 1,268, including 125 children and 88 women, with 3,750 injured, among them 423 children and 473 women. Lebanon's Disaster Risk Management Unit at the Prime Minister's Office indicated in its daily report on Tuesday that the number of displaced people in shelters reached 136,201 across 669 centers nationwide. This figure shows an increase from 136,156 on Monday, with shelters receiving 45 new displaced people, pushing the total number displaced to over 1 million.
The unit also reported a total of 4,727 Israeli attacks on Lebanon since March 2. Israel expanded its military operations in Lebanon on that date after launching, alongside the United States, strikes on Iran on Feb. 28, which have resulted in thousands of casualties, according to official figures. Hezbollah, an ally of Iran, began targeting Israeli military positions on March 2 in response to continued Israeli attacks on Lebanon despite a ceasefire in place since late 2024.
Israel occupies parts of southern Lebanon, with some territories held for decades and others since the previous war between October 2023 and November 2024.