Israel strikes eastern Lebanon: Students injured by blasts
Shafaq News – Beirut
Israeli airstrikes struck Lebanon’s eastern Beqaa region on Thursday, killing two people and injuring several others, according to Lebanese media.
The raids reportedly targeted areas near Shmustar and Janta in the Beqaa Valley, as well as the Hermel highlands along the Syrian border, with students injured by flying glass after a nearby school was rocked by the blasts.
🚨 المشهد من أمام مدرسة شمسطار pic.twitter.com/7rqrMDy0wo
— Al Jadeed News (@ALJADEEDNEWS) October 23, 2025
Israeli military spokesperson Avichay Adraee claimed on X that fighter jets hit Hezbollah sites, including a live-fire training camp, a missile production facility, and other military infrastructure in Beqaa, along with positions in the Sharbain area of northern Lebanon.
#عاجل 🔸 جيش الدفاع اغار على معسكر وعلى موقع لانتاج صواريخ دقيقة تابعين لحزب الله في منطقتيْ البقاع وشمال لبنان🔸أغارت طائرات سلاح الجو قبل قليل على عدة أهداف ارهابية لحزب الله في منطقة البقاع ومن بينها معسكر استخدم لتدريب عناصر حزب الله والذي شوهد في داخله عناصر من التنظيم.…
— افيخاي ادرعي (@AvichayAdraee) October 23, 2025
Hezbollah has not commented on the strikes.
Despite the November 27, 2024, ceasefire, Israel continues to launch air and drone strikes across southern and eastern Lebanon, including Beirut’s southern suburbs, while maintaining a presence at five positions inside Lebanese territory.
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has recorded at least 103 civilian deaths since the truce took effect, primarily in residential areas or near UN peacekeeping posts. However, Lebanon’s Health Ministry reports a higher toll of more than 285 dead and 630 wounded.