| October 2024 Bachoura airstrike | |
|---|---|
| Part of the 2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon | |
  Bachoura Location within Lebanon | |
| Location | Bachoura, Beirut, Lebanon |
| Date | 10 October 2024 |
| Target | Wafiq Safa |
Attack type | Airstrikes, massacre |
| Weapon | US-made JDAM for 2,000-pound bombs |
| Deaths | 22+ |
| Injured | 117+ |
| Perpetrator |  Israel Defense Forces |
On 10 October 2024, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) carried out an airstrike in Bachoura in central Beirut, Lebanon, as part of the 2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon. The airstrike in the densely populated neighborhood killed at least 22 Lebanese people and injured another 117. The apparent target of the airstrike was Wafiq Safa, the brother-in-law of former Hezbollah secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah, who reportedly evaded the assassination attempt against him.[1][2][3] Israel used US-made JDAM fit for 2,000-pound bombs in the attack.[4] The attack has been the deadliest attack in Beirut since the start of the 2023 Israel–Hezbollah conflict on 8 October 2023.[5]
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- ^ Christou, William (2024-10-11). "US-made munition used in Israeli strike on central Beirut, shrapnel shows". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
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