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September 25, 2024
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Find the latest developments in the escalation of tensions between the Israeli army and the Islamist movement Hezbollah, an ally of Hamas.
“Israel is pushing the region towards total war,” say Iraq, Egypt and Jordan
“Israel is pushing the region towards total war,” the heads of diplomacy of Egypt, Iraq and Jordan said in a joint statement published on Wednesday, condemning “Israeli aggression on Lebanon“.
Referring to “the dangerous escalation underway in the region”, the ministers also considered that “Stopping this escalation starts with stopping Israeli aggression in Gaza“, according to a joint statement issued by the three countries, following a meeting of foreign ministers in New York, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.
Sirens sound in Tel Aviv, Israeli army announces missile interception
Air raid sirens sounded in Tel Aviv on Wednesday morning after the launch from Lebanon ofa ground-to-ground missile, which was interceptedthe Israeli army announced.
“Following the sirens that sounded in the Tel Aviv and Netanya areas, a surface-to-surface missile was identified coming from Lebanon and was intercepted by the air defense,” a military spokesman said.
Hezbollah claimed responsibility for the attack.which targeted the Mossad headquarters. “The Islamic Resistance launched a Qader 1 ballistic missile at 05:30 (HB) on Wednesday (…) targeting the Mossad headquarters in the suburbs of Tel Aviv,” Hezbollah said in a statement.
Israel has “no desire” for a “ground invasion” of Lebanon
Israel has “no desire” to invade Lebanon on the ground and would prefer a diplomatic solution to end its conflict with the pro-Iranian Shiite group HezbollahIsraeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon said on Tuesday.
“We have the experience of Lebanon (in 2006). We have no desire for a ground invasion anywhere. “I don’t want to send my son there. We don’t want to send our guys to fight in a foreign country,” the Israeli diplomat said on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, which focused on the escalating conflict between the Israeli army and Hezbollah.
“But,” warned the ambassador, “We are committed to protecting Israeli civilians“after some 90,000 of his fellow citizens left the north of their country almost a year ago for fear of war with Lebanon.
And since Monday, tens of thousands of Lebanese, according to the UN, have fled the areas bombed by Israel since Monday, making nearly 560 dead and more than 1,800 injured.
Hezbollah Commander Killed in Israeli Strike Near Beirut
A source close to Hezbollah said on Tuesday thatOne of its military leaders, Ibrahim Kobeissi, was killed in the Israeli strike on the southern suburbs of Beirut.a stronghold of the powerful pro-Iranian movement, which left six dead according to the authorities.
For its part, the Israeli army indicated in a statement that “air force fighter jets eliminated on Tuesday in Beirut Ibrahim Mohammed Kobeissi, the commander of the missile and rocket network of the terrorist organization Hezbollah“.
According to the Israeli army, Kobeissiwho commanded several units, including one of precision-guided missiles, was targeted along with other commanders of Hezbollah’s missile and rocket force.
According to the Lebanese Ministry of Health, At least six people were killed and 15 injured in this new raid on the southern suburbs.
Israeli army says it has carried out a new strike on Beirut
In the wake of bombings that left more than 550 dead in Lebanon, the Israeli army said on Tuesday that it had carried out a New strike on Beirutthe capital, where it has increased its raids targeting the Islamist movement Hezbollah, without providing any further details immediately.
“An Israeli strike targeted two floors of a residential building in the Ghobeiri district” in the southern suburbs of Beirut, a Lebanese security source confirmed on condition of anonymity.
Hundreds of people arrive in Syria from Lebanon
Lufthansa extends suspension of flights to Tel Aviv and Tehran
Like several other airlines, the German group Lufthansa – which owns Brussels Airlines – announced on Tuesday the extension of the suspension of its connections with Tel Aviv and Tehran until October 14 inclusivedue to tensions in the region.
Flights to Beirut remain suspended until October 26, as previously reported.
Israeli strikes in Lebanon: 558 dead, including 50 children
The intense Israeli strikes on Lebanon on Monday have caused 558 dead, including 50 children and 94 women, Health Minister Firass Abiad announced at a press conference on Tuesday.
“The vast majority, if not all, are unarmed people who were in their homes,” the minister added. This is the heaviest toll since the last war between Hezbollah and Israel in 2006.
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