- Title: Residents of Tyre sift through rubble after Israeli strikes
- Date: 23rd October 2024
- Summary: TYRE, LEBANON (OCTOBER 23, 2024) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF RESIDENTS INSPECTING DAMAGES, WALKING OVER RUBBLE VIEW OF INTERIOR OF DESTROYED ROOM VARIOUS OF RUBBLE / DESTRUCTION VARIOUS OF MOSQUE (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) LOCAL TYRE RESIDENT WHO LOST HIS HOME, WAEL FARRAJ, SAYING: "Us like everyone else, we left Tyre and what's in it. We took the children, grabbed what we could, and f
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- Keywords: Aftermath Hamas Hezbollah Israeli offensive Israeli strikes Lebanon Palestinians Tyre War
- Location: TYRE, LEBANON
- City: TYRE, LEBANON
- Country: Lebanon
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Middle East,Military Conflicts
- Reuters ID: LVA001414823102024RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:Residents of Tyre sifted through what remained of their homes after Israeli air strikes hit the center of the city at midday on Wednesday (October 23), saying it was targeting Hezbollah command and control centers there.
Huge clouds of smoke billowed above residential buildings in Tyre, a UNESCO-listed port city in south Lebanon, which Israel began bombing hours after issuing an order online telling residents to flee central areas.
Tens of thousands of people have already fled Tyre as Israel steps up its campaign to destroy Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in Gaza, both close allies of its arch Middle East enemy Iran.
The port is typically a bustling hub for the south - with fishermen, tourists, and even U.N. peacekeepers on a break from deployments near the border spending time there by the sea.
But Israel's evacuation orders this week for the city have for the first time encompassed swathes of it, including right up to its ancient castle.
Israel's offensive has driven at least 1.2 million Lebanese from their homes and killed 2,530 people, including at least 63 over the past 24 hours, the Lebanese government said on Tuesday (October 22).
(Abdelhadi Ramahi, Yesim Dikmen, Tarek Fahmy) - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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