Israeli airstrikes killed at least 72 Lebanese civilians across multiple locations throughout Lebanon on Saturday, according to casualty reports compiled from local officials and humanitarian sources, marking one of the deadliest single days of the current escalation.
The strikes hit at least 19 separate locations, ranging from coastal Beirut to southern villages near the Israeli border. The heaviest toll came in Sir al-Gharbiya, where 19 people were killed in a single strike, according to local civil defense teams.
In Raouche, a residential neighborhood in western Beirut, four civilians died when missiles struck an apartment building. Another eight were killed in Tuffahta, while four died in both Ghaza Qana and Aytit.
The geographic spread of the strikes—from Beirut's coastline to inland villages like Jebchit, Sarifa, and Hadatha—suggests a widespread targeting pattern rather than isolated tactical operations. Strikes were confirmed in Jabal al-Batoum, Sharqiya, Shaitiya, Sawana, Qantara, Kounine, Kfar Remman, Adchit al-Qusayr, Taybeh, Khirbet Selm, and the coastal city of Saida.
This didn't start yesterday. The pattern recalls Israel's 2006 campaign against , when civilian infrastructure across the country was targeted alongside Hezbollah positions. Then, as now, the Lebanese government struggled to distinguish between military targets and civilian areas in densely populated regions.


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