An Israeli strike on the Baalbeck region, Feb. 16, 2025. (Credit: Photo obtained by our correspondent Sarah Abdallah)
Three Israeli airstrikes targeted the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon at the beginning of Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem’s speech, according to information from our local correspondent, Sarah Abdallah. The air raids hit Hrabta, the area of Wadi Zineh in Bouday and the heights of this village in the Baalbeck district. No immediate information was available regarding casualties.
The Israeli army claimed, in a post by its Arabic-speaking spokesperson Avichay Adraee on social media, that “precision strikes were carried out on several military sites in Lebanon containing RPGs and weapons.” “Hezbollah activities had been detected” at these targeted sites, violating the ceasefire agreement, according to the Israeli military.