| October 2024 Aitou airstrike | |
|---|---|
| Part of the 2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon | |
  Aitou Location within Lebanon | |
| Location | Aitou, Lebanon |
| Date | 14 October 2024 |
| Target | Ahmad Fakih[1] |
Attack type | Airstrikes, massacre |
| Deaths | 22 |
| Injured | 8+ |
| Perpetrator |  Israel Defense Forces |
On 14 October 2024, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted an airstrike on the Maronite Christian town of Aitou in North Lebanon, as part of the 2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon. The airstrike killed 22 Lebanese people,[2] including 12 women and 2 children, and wounded 8.[3] This was the first time Israel targeted the Christian-majority region of Zgharta.[4][5][6] Lebanese sources have referred to it as a massacre.[7]
- ^ "LBCI sources: Ahmad Fakih identified as tenant in targeted Aitou-Ehden building; 18 people killed". LBCIV7. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
- ^ "بعد ضربة إسرائيلية أوقعت 22 قتيلاً في بلدة أيطو اللبنانية... الأمم المتحدة تطالب بتحقيق مستقل". aawsat.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-10-15.
- ^ Jamal, Urooba; Uras, Umut (2024-10-15). "Many victims of Israeli strike on north Lebanon were women and children: UN". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-10-15.
Spokesperson Jeremy Laurence told a Geneva news briefing that "12 women and two children" were among those killed in the attack in the Christian-majority town of Aitou.
- ^ Jamal, Urooba; Uras, Umut. "At least 18 killed in Israeli air attack on northern Lebanon". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
- ^ "Israel-Lebanon live updates: Lebanon says at least nine people killed in Israeli strike in north". BBC News. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
- ^ "Israel-Lebanon live updates: Lebanon says 21 people killed in Israeli strike in north". BBC News. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
- ^ "حصيلة مجزرة أيطو.. 21 شهيداً وانتشال أشلاء من مكان الغارة!". Lebanon24 (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-10-14.