Victims Of Death Of Israeli Attack In North Lebanon's Aitou Village Soared To 19 People

Israeli/DOK IDF fighter jet via Wikimedia Commons

JAKARTA - The death toll from the Israeli attack on Aitou village in northern Lebanon increased from nine to 19, the Lebanese Red Cross said. It was reported that 9 other people were injured.

The Red Cross team continues to clean up debris as there are still many people believed to be still trapped below it, according to Alexy Nehme, director of the group's emergency medical services.

The attack on Monday, October 14, destroyed the entire building housing people fleeing the bombings in southern Lebanon, Nehme said.

Aitou is located nearly 100 kilometers (or about 62 miles) north of Beirut. The village is located in Zgharta