Israeli Strike on Lebanon’s Ein el-Hilweh Camp Kills at Least 14

Overview

• Lebanon’s Health Ministry said at least 14 people were killed on Tuesday in an airstrike on the Ein el-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp near Sidon.
• The Israel Defense Forces said the operation targeted a Hamas training facility inside the camp, while Hamas denied the location was a training site.
• Lebanon’s National News Agency reported damage to the Khalid bin al-Walid mosque and a related center, and said an Israeli drone struck a car in the mosque’s parking lot.
• Authorities said ambulances were transporting the wounded from the camp to nearby hospitals following the strike.
• The attack, described as one of the deadliest since the 2024 ceasefire with Hezbollah, comes as Israel intensifies operations in Lebanon, and officials reported two additional fatalities in separate strikes the same day.