15 martyrs in Israeli airstrike on Lebanese town of Barja

Beirut, SANA- At least 15 people were martyred Tuesday in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a house in the town of Barja in Mount Lebanon Governorate, the Lebanese Health Ministry reported.

“The Israeli enemy’s airstrike on Barja has resulted in a preliminary toll of 15 martyrs,” the Public Health Emergency Operations Center of the Ministry of Public Health was quoted by the Lebanese National News Agency as saying in a statement.

It added that “rescue operations and the removal of debris are ongoing.”

In the context of its daily report on the toll and repercussions of the Israeli aggression on Lebanon, the Public Health Emergency Operations Center of the Ministry of Public Health announced that the total number of martyrs and wounded since the beginning of the Israeli aggression until Monday had amounted to 3,013 martyrs and 13,553 wounded.

Ruaa al-Jazaeri