This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict.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 Israeli airstrike on Aitou took place following the Hezbollah drone attack on an IDF military barracks in Binyamina the previous day, after which Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to continue striking Hezbollah "without mercy, everywhere in Lebanon – including Beirut".

[8] The Lebanese National News Agency reported that the Israeli airstrike targeted a residential apartment in Aitou.

[11][12][13][1] The mayor of Aitou, Joseph Trad, said the building had been rented to displaced families that fled the warfare in southern Lebanon.

Spokesman Jeremy Laurence said the strike raised "real concerns" with respect to international humanitarian law.