The Israeli military continued its strikes in southern Lebanon on Saturday, bringing the cumulative Lebanese death toll to 4,358 since March 2, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Lebanese sources.
The IDF said in post on X that the operation targeted Hezbollah weapon storage facilities that were "intended to plan and direct terror attacks against IDF soldiers in the Security Zone and Israeli civilians."
The strikes were launched to "remove an immediate threat," the statement said.
The IDF described the action as a response to an earlier attempt by Hezbollah militants to launch a drone toward Israeli-held positions in southern Lebanon's "security zone." Israeli soldiers intercepted the drone on Friday, with no injuries reported. A Lebanese woman was killed and five other people injured Saturday in the Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon, according to Lebanon's official National News Agency (NNA).
According to Lebanon's Emergency Public Health Operations Center, the cumulative death toll from the Israeli attacks between March 2 and Sept 5 had reached 4,358, with 12,359 others injured.
Israel continues strikes in southern Lebanon; Lebanese death toll rises to 4,358 since March
