BBC visits aftermath of Israeli strike on Lebanon that killed family as IDF targets Hezbollah. 9 hours ago. Alice CuddyYounine, northeastern Lebanon. BBC. Warning – this article contains a graphic description of the aftermath of an explosion.. As Israel continues to attack targets connected to Hezbollah in Lebanon, the BBC visited the remains of a home where eight members of a family, including three children, were killed in a strike.. The yellow flag of the Iran-backed armed group was hanging on top of a pile of rubble in the northeastern town of Younine. There were children’s toys and packets of sweets among the debris.. The Israeli military told the BBC it had targeted “Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure while Hezbollah operatives were present”.. Neighbours and relatives at the scene said they had no knowledge of this.. The strike hit a home and shop on Wednesday evening as an extended family, including three children – aged five, nine and 14 – were gathering to break the Ramadan fast, locals said.. It is one of hundreds of strikes the Israeli military has carried out in Lebanon since the war with Hezbollah resumed almost two weeks ago.. Most have focused on southern Lebanon, the eastern Bekaa Valley, and the southern suburbs of the capital Beirut, known as the Dahieh – the heartlands of Hezbollah and of Lebanon’s Shia Muslim community. Some have also hit the centre of Beirut.. More than 800 people have been killed in Israel’s military action, according to figures from the Lebanese health ministry. They include 12 healthcare workers Lebanon’s public health ministry says were killed in a strike on a medical centre in on Friday night. The IDF said it was aware of reports of a strike and the incident was under review.. Hundreds of thousands more people have been forced from their homes by sweeping Israeli evacuation orders.. Israel accuses Hezbollah of embedding its military infrastructure in civilian areas.. In Younine on Saturday, locals recalled the moment of the strike, which they said came without any warning.. A local shepherd told the BBC he was at the shop about 30 minutes beforehand, offering to supply the family with yoghurt.. After hearing the explosion, he rushed from his home to see the building had collapsed and there were body parts scattered along the road. He collected them and passed them to first responders when they arrived on the scene.. “My kids and I were all terrified. The whole area was… I have no words to explain what I saw,” he said.. He said his daughter was friends with one of the children killed in the strike and hadn’t been properly eating or drinking since then.. A Syrian woman living in a tent nearby said she would see the family every day and relied on them extending credit to her at their shop, which she had hoped to pay back after the war. She said she was still in shock.. “It all happened so suddenly and all I know is that they are decent and religious but I have no idea why they would be targeted. We are Sy
