The Lebanese armed group Hezbollah claimed in a statement on Sunday that it fired rockets at a military industrial complex in the northern Israeli city of Haifa in its first response to pager and walkie-talkie attacks.
According to Reuters, Hezbollah announced the latest attacks on its Telegram channel.
At least 37 people were killed and nearly 3,000 injured in the pager and then walkie-talkie blasts that took place in Lebanon on Tuesday and Wednesday. In these explosions, the communication equipment used by the militant organization Hezbollah was targeted.
Pagers and walkie-talkies went off as their users shopped in markets, walked the streets and attended funerals, causing panic in the country.
According to Reuters, the Israeli military said that “sirens continued to sound throughout the night after several rockets and missiles were launched from Lebanon and Iraq, most of which were thwarted by Israeli air defense systems.”
Northern Israel’s health ministry said on Sunday that hospitals had been instructed to move their operations to facilities designed for extra protection against rocket and missile attacks.
The Ministry of Health says that Rambam Hospital in Haifa city will transfer patients to its underground and secure center.
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According to the American news agency Associated Press, the Israeli army says that more than 100 missiles were launched from Lebanon early Sunday morning.
According to the Israeli military, the rockets damaged buildings near Haifa, set several cars on fire and injured at least three people.
According to AFP, the Israeli army has said in a recent statement that it is currently targeting Hezbollah’s bases in Lebanon.
Army spokesman Lt. Col. Nadav Shoshani told the AFP news agency that “at that time, millions of people in northern Israel had to take refuge in bomb shelters.”
In view of these circumstances, Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati has canceled his visit to the United Nations General Assembly.
According to Lebanon’s state-run NNA news agency, Prime Minister Najib Mikati urged the international community to “stop the massacres perpetrated by Israel” and demanded that civilians “not become military and war targets.” International laws should be implemented to save.’
Meanwhile, the UN Special Coordinator in Lebanon said in a post on X that ‘as the region is on the brink of an imminent catastrophe, it cannot be ignored too much: there is no military solution that will satisfy both sides. Can make it safe.’
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2024-09-22 13:05:04
