Three mosques hit by Israeli fire in southern Lebanon

 

Destroyed shops and a mosque are seen after Israeli airstrikes hit a commercial street in Nabatiyeh, Lebanon, on October 13. 

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Three mosques in southern Lebanon were hit by Israeli fire, leaving them partly or fully destroyed, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel.

Videos posted on social media and geolocated by CNN showed a pile of rubble where the Kfar Tebnit mosque minaret once stood. Although the mosque’s main building was left standing, it exhibited some damage as well.

Lebanese state news agency NNA said damage to the mosque was caused by an Israeli airstrike, which also killed four people and “caused serious damage to the surrounding houses and vehicles.”

Another video, also geolocated by CNN, showed the mosque in Dhohaira seemingly blown up by Israeli forces.

NNA reported a third mosque had been damaged in Nabatiyeh, when Israeli aircraft struck the city market repeatedly overnight.

The Lebanese Red Cross said its team responded to “a major airstrike” in Nabatiyeh Saturday night. “Severe fires are preventing us from reaching the targeted area,” the group said on X on Saturday, later adding search and rescue efforts were underway through the night.

The Lebanese Ministry of Health said in a preliminary count that at least eight people had been injured.

CNN has reached out to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) for comment on these incidents but has yet to hear back.