Beirut, July 2 (Petra) -- Israeli warplanes launched a series of airstrikes on the town of Baraachit in the Bint Jbeil district of southern Lebanon on Thursday evening, coinciding with the controlled demolition of several homes and facilities.

A Lebanese security source told the Jordan News Agency (Petra) correspondent in Beirut that the Israeli army also carried out massive demolition blasts in the vicinity of the towns of Kounine, At Tiri, and Beit Yahoun. The source added that Israeli warplanes carried out further strikes targeting the towns of Nabatiyeh al-Fawqa and Kfar Tibnit.

In a related development, the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health announced in a statement that the cumulative death toll from the ongoing military offensive since March 2 has reached 4,298 fatalities and 12,196 injuries.

//Petra// AF