“We regret the death that occurred last Monday of an 87-year-old compatriot in a village near the city of Tyre” where the building where he was living collapsed after a “powerful explosion”, the Quai d’Orsay told AFP, without giving further details on the origin of the blast. France was not aware of any other French casualties “at this stage” in other countries, the same source said.
Israel continued its heavy airstrikes on eastern and southern Lebanon for a fourth straight day on Thursday, vowing to fight Hezbollah “until victory.” The bombardment, which has killed more than 600 people since Monday, including many civilians, has displaced more than 90,000 people on Lebanon’s streets, according to the United Nations. More than 22,000 of them have crossed into Syria, security sources in the country said.
