October 2024 Nabatieh municipal council airstrike

October 2024 Nabatieh airstrike
Part of the 2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon
Nabatieh Location within Lebanon
Location	Nabatieh, Lebanon
Date	16 October 2024
Target	Municipal council
Attack type	Airstrikes, massacre
Deaths	6+ municipality staff, including the mayor
Injured	43+
Perpetrator	Israel Defense Forces

On 16 October 2024, the Israel Defense Forces targeted a meeting of the municipal council of Nabatieh in Lebanon and struck it with an airstrike, killing at least 6 municipality staff, including the mayor of Nabatieh, and injuring more than 43.

Airstrike

Israel conducted an airstrike on the municipal headquarters in Nabatieh, while municipal staff were having a meeting inside and co-ordinating aid for civilians remaining in the town. The airstrike killed at least 6 municipality staff, including the mayor of Nabatieh, Ahmad Kahil, and injured at least 43 others. The governor of Nabatieh Governorate reported that the death toll could increase as the rubble was still being searched.

Israel claimed to have attacked "Hezbollah targets", including "military buildings, military headquarters and munitions warehouses", without providing evidence.

Reactions

Lebanese prime minister Najib Mikati, condemned the attack and said that it "intentionally targeted a meeting of the municipal council to discuss the city's service and relief situation".

The United Nations special coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, said that civilian suffering in Lebanon is reaching an unprecedented level, and stressed that "civilians and civilian infrastructure must be protected at all times".