Tyre under fire - Israel continues campaign against Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon

"The Israeli military attacked the southern Lebanese city of Tyre on Saturday, after issuing evacuation warnings to residents. Footage shows shells hitting the Maarakeh junction area, with columns of smoke rising above. According to reports in local, ”Israeli warplanes raided the three buildings it had identified and threatened to bomb at the Maarakeh junction in the Tyre suburbs, in the Zfouf El-Mufti locality.” The report added that the targets included the Tyre Centre for Dentistry and Cosmetics, a family cooperative building and another residential building. Earlier, the Israeli military urged locals to 'leave immediately'. The IDF said it would attack 'Hezbollah military infrastructure in light of its prohibited attempts to rebuild its activities in the region'. Lebanon's Health Ministry reported Saturday that Israeli strikes since Monday dawn have killed 294 people and injured 1,023 others. In a statement, the Israeli military said it 'continues to deepen strikes against the terrorist Hezbollah in various areas of Lebanon'. The violence came after Hezbollah announced it was entering the war 'in revenge' for the assassination of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. The group said it had launched operations, drawing Israeli retaliation targeting southern villages and Beirut's southern suburbs. The United States and Israel launched attacks against Iran on February 28, with Tehran announcing it was responding with strikes on Israel and US interests in the region, as reports emerged of explosions in several Gulf countries. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was confirmed killed in Saturday's strike. The confrontation follows several recent rounds of talks between US and Iranian officials. "