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Israel Strikes Ain al-Hilweh Refugee Camp in Lebanon, Leaving at Least 13 Dead

Officials offer conflicting accounts of whether the target was a Hamas training site.

Overview

  • Lebanon’s Health Ministry updated the toll to at least 13 dead with more wounded transported to nearby hospitals.
  • The Israeli military said aircraft struck terrorists operating in a Hamas training compound in Ain al-Hilweh near Sidon and indicated such operations will continue.
  • Hamas rejected the Israeli account, stating the strike hit an open sports field and asserting there are no military installations in Palestinian camps in Lebanon.
  • Lebanon’s National News Agency reported a car was hit near the Khalid bin al-Walid mosque and later said missiles struck a nearby compound.
  • Ain al-Hilweh is Lebanon’s largest and densely populated Palestinian camp with more than 60,000 residents, complicating independent verification as access remained restricted and evacuations continued.