2024-09-26 21:11:15
Leave a comment on the photo, The aftermath of an Israeli nighttime attack on a house in the village of Aqbiyeh in southern Lebanon
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The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced on Thursday that the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah has escalated unprecedentedly since it began in October 2017. Israel launched attacks in southern Lebanon in the past 24 hours, resulting in 40 deaths and 80 injuries.
The Interior Ministry said in a statement that 14 people were killed and 38 injured in Israeli attacks on towns and villages in the southern province in the past 24 hours.
She added in a separate statement that attacks on towns and villages in southern Nabatiyah province left 26 people dead and 42 injured.
On the other hand, the Israeli military announced on Thursday that its air force bombed approximately 220 Hezbollah targets in Lebanon over the past day.
He explained that his targets included Lebanese infrastructure sites, missile launch pads, Hezbollah members and weapons storage facilities, adding that the military continued its efforts to “destroy Hezbollah’s terrorist capabilities and infrastructure.”
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s rejection of a ceasefire in Lebanon would be a “mistake” and that he would be forced to take “responsibility” for the escalation of the regional situation.
“The proposal that was put forward is a strong proposal,” he added at a news conference in Montreal, explaining that the plan, which is backed by the United States and the European Union, was developed together with Netanyahu himself.
Macon told a news conference with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that France opposed Lebanon becoming the new Gaza and called on Israel to stop its attacks and Hezbollah to stop responding.
Meanwhile, the Israeli Army announced that the air force “together with Northern Command” was preparing to conduct “ground exercises,” adding that the decision to initiate this step would come from “higher levels.”
The statement explained that the air cover “maneuver” experience in Gaza “covered every combat group involved in the battle, down to the level of the individual soldier,” which was the starting point for the North.
He added that what he called “pressure” on Hezbollah would be escalated if necessary “and would not be limited to any particular area or area, whether it is southern Lebanon and underground or above ground in Beirut. As long as Hezbollah continues to threaten Hezbollah,” Israel residents of the country.
Hezbollah drone unit commander killed
The Israeli army announced on Thursday that the commander of Lebanon’s Hezbollah drone unit, Mohammed Hussein Surul, was killed in an attack on Beirut’s southern suburbs.
“Based on precise intelligence instructions from the Air Force and intelligence services, fighter jets targeted the commander of the Hezbollah air force in Beirut (Mohammed Hussein al-Sourul) and eliminated him,” the Army said in a statement.
Hezbollah confirmed that “commander” Mohammed Sourul was killed in an Israeli attack on the southern suburbs of Beirut
Hezbollah also announced that it would bomb the city of Safed with more than 80 missiles in “response” to Israel’s attack on Lebanon.
An Israeli attack on a southern suburb of Beirut killed two people and wounded 15 others, including a woman who was in critical condition, the Lebanese Health Ministry announced on Thursday.
Lebanese authorities also announced on Thursday that they had counted 1,540 deaths since the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel escalated almost a year ago against the backdrop of Israel and Hamas’s war in the Gaza Strip.
A document released by the Lebanese government’s disaster risk management department shows that as of Monday, the intensified “Israeli attacks on Lebanon” have killed 1,540 people, 60 of whom died in the past 24 hours, and 5,410 others were injured.
The Lebanese Health Ministry announced that 558 people were killed in Monday’s attacks alone.
IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi commented on the Israeli attack on Thursday and said the military must continue “the fight against terrorist organizations”.
“We need to continue attacking Hezbollah. We have been waiting for this opportunity for years,” Halevi added in a statement reported by Israeli media.
The Times of Israel stated that the army “appears to be opposed to a ceasefire at this stage.”
Halevi continued, “We continue to strive to achieve results, eliminate more senior officials, prevent weapons transfers, destroy Hezbollah’s firepower, and attack it throughout Lebanon.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that Israel will continue to fight Lebanese Hezbollah with “all-out efforts” so that residents of northern Israel can safely return home.
Netanyahu made the remarks to reporters as his plane landed on U.S. soil ahead of his speech to the United Nations General Assembly.
Netanyahu is due to address the 79th session on Friday at 1:30 pm GMT.
Haaretz reported that some family members of the Israeli hostage accompanied him to the United Nations.
On the other hand, the Israeli Defense Ministry announced on Thursday that it will receive an $8.7 billion aid package from the United States to support its current war, which will include modernizing its air defense systems.
“The plan includes $3.5 billion for warfighting capital procurement and $5.2 billion for air defense systems, including Iron Dome, David’s Sling and the Advanced Laser System,” a Department of Defense statement said.
“There is no truce in Lebanon”
Leave a comment on the photo, An Israeli soldier stands on the ruins destroyed by Hezbollah missiles
On Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office denied reports of a ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah, calling them “incorrect.”
A ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah has been reached and will come into effect in the coming hours based on recommendations submitted by the United States, Europe and Arab countries, U.S. sources said earlier on Thursday.
U.S. President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron issued a joint statement in which they said: “We have jointly called in recent days for a temporary ceasefire to give diplomacy a chance to succeed and avoid further escalation of cross-border tensions.
Israeli newspaper Al-Nuevovo reported that Israel and Hezbollah were expected to reach a 21-day ceasefire “in the coming hours” despite Israel’s insistence on continuing its attacks on Lebanon.
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich posted on the “X” platform calling for no ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah.
He said Israel should not give its “enemies” time to recover from the deadly blows aimed at it, as he put it.
Smotrich stressed that northern residents could not return “unless Hezbollah surrenders or there is no war.”
Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid commented that the Israeli government must agree to a ceasefire, but only for seven days.
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