Tura in ruins - Residential buildings reduced to rubble after latest Israeli bombardment kills four in southern Lebanon

"An Israeli airstrike targeting the town of Tura in southern Lebanon's Tyre district on Friday caused widespread destruction, killing four people and wounding several others, according to reports. Footage shows a residential neighbourhood buried in rubble, where buildings and vehicles were destroyed. The National News Agency reported that the Israeli strike on the town resulted, according to a preliminary toll, in 'four martyrs, including two women, and eight wounded, including one woman'. The Lebanese Ministry of Health stated on Friday that the total death toll since the outbreak of the current war on March 2 until April 10 had risen to 2,759 dead and 8,512 wounded. Israeli army spokesperson Avichay Adraee earlier today ordered the evacuation of the villages and towns of 'Al-Nimriya, Tayr Falsiya, Halusiya, Halusiya al-Fawqa, Tura and Ma’araka' in southern Lebanon, demanding that people move away from them 'to a distance of no less than 1,000 metres into open terrain'. On April 15, US President Donald Trump announced a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, and on April 23 confirmed its extension for three weeks, following direct talks hosted by Washington between Lebanese and Israeli officials. The Israeli army has demarcated what is known as the 'Yellow Line' in southern Lebanon, in a move aimed at preventing residents from returning to areas under its control. This measure is an extension of a tactic previously used in the Gaza Strip, where it designates areas under its control within ceasefire agreements and prevents civilians from entering them. The Israeli army has also called on residents of some 80 towns in the south not to return to their homes, confirming that it is continuing its deployment in those areas, justifying this by claiming to be confronting what it described as 'terrorist activities'. Israel indicates that it intends to establish a 'security zone' within Lebanese territory extending from the border up to the Litani River, which is equivalent to about 10% of Lebanon's area."

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