02:23The aftermath of strikes in Baalbek in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley was seen on Wednesday, as the Israeli military continued its aerial attacks across the country.
"Do we deserve such strikes?" asked local, Ali Al-Jamal. "See for yourself what is happening and the suffering we endure. Let it (Israel) do whatever it can, and we will face that and get even more ready."
Footage shows destroyed buildings and vehicles.
At time of publication, the Lebanese Ministry of Health said that 72 more people had been killed and 354 injured in strikes on Thursday morning. According to Israeli media, over 30 rockets have been fired by Hezbollah since this morning, resulting in two critical injuries.
Israeli Chief of the General Staff Herzi Halevi told troops on Wednesday that the strikes were "both to prepare the ground for your possible entry and to continue degrading Hezbollah", hinting at a potential ground invasion.
The Israeli military began 'Operation Northern Arrows' on Monday, with airstrikes on Hezbollah locations. Over 600 people have been killed in total and more than 2,000 injured at time of publication, according to Lebanon. Hezbollah also launched rocket strikes into northern Israel.
Tensions in southern Lebanon have escalated over the past week, following mass pager and handheld radio explosions, which Hezbollah blamed on Israel. The IDF did not comment.
Hezbollah and Israeli forces have been exchanging cross border fire since the start of the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza in October 2023.
'Do we deserve such strikes?' Locals react to mass destruction in Baalbek following Israeli attacks in Lebanon
The aftermath of strikes in Baalbek in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley was seen on Wednesday, as the Israeli military continued its aerial attacks across the country.
"Do we deserve such strikes?" asked local, Ali Al-Jamal. "See for yourself what is happening and the suffering we endure. Let it (Israel) do whatever it can, and we will face that and get even more ready."
Footage shows destroyed buildings and vehicles.
At time of publication, the Lebanese Ministry of Health said that 72 more people had been killed and 354 injured in strikes on Thursday morning. According to Israeli media, over 30 rockets have been fired by Hezbollah since this morning, resulting in two critical injuries.
Israeli Chief of the General Staff Herzi Halevi told troops on Wednesday that the strikes were "both to prepare the ground for your possible entry and to continue degrading Hezbollah", hinting at a potential ground invasion.
The Israeli military began 'Operation Northern Arrows' on Monday, with airstrikes on Hezbollah locations. Over 600 people have been killed in total and more than 2,000 injured at time of publication, according to Lebanon. Hezbollah also launched rocket strikes into northern Israel.
Tensions in southern Lebanon have escalated over the past week, following mass pager and handheld radio explosions, which Hezbollah blamed on Israel. The IDF did not comment.
Hezbollah and Israeli forces have been exchanging cross border fire since the start of the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza in October 2023.
The aftermath of strikes in Baalbek in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley was seen on Wednesday, as the Israeli military continued its aerial attacks across the country.
"Do we deserve such strikes?" asked local, Ali Al-Jamal. "See for yourself what is happening and the suffering we endure. Let it (Israel) do whatever it can, and we will face that and get even more ready."
Footage shows destroyed buildings and vehicles.
At time of publication, the Lebanese Ministry of Health said that 72 more people had been killed and 354 injured in strikes on Thursday morning. According to Israeli media, over 30 rockets have been fired by Hezbollah since this morning, resulting in two critical injuries.
Israeli Chief of the General Staff Herzi Halevi told troops on Wednesday that the strikes were "both to prepare the ground for your possible entry and to continue degrading Hezbollah", hinting at a potential ground invasion.
The Israeli military began 'Operation Northern Arrows' on Monday, with airstrikes on Hezbollah locations. Over 600 people have been killed in total and more than 2,000 injured at time of publication, according to Lebanon. Hezbollah also launched rocket strikes into northern Israel.
Tensions in southern Lebanon have escalated over the past week, following mass pager and handheld radio explosions, which Hezbollah blamed on Israel. The IDF did not comment.
Hezbollah and Israeli forces have been exchanging cross border fire since the start of the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza in October 2023.