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On Sunday evening, the Israeli army renewed its raids on various areas of Lebanon, one of which targeted the Beirut International Airport, where clouds of smoke rose from places near the port. air
A security source told Agence France-Presse that two strikes hit targets near the airport, coinciding with intense raids targeting Beirut’s southern suburbs.
The Israeli army also targeted several branches of Hezbollah’s “Al-Qard Al-Hassan” association, following statements by Israeli army spokesman Daniel Hagari in which he said the group is “involved in financing terrorist activities of the Hezbollah group against Israel. “
The Lebanese News Agency explained that “the number of raids on the south bank of Beirut reached 11 raids, including an attack on the Al-Qard Al-Hassan branch near the Rafic Hariri International Airport.”
The group indicated that another raid targeted branches of the Al-Qard Al-Hassan Society in Baalbek, Hermel, and Rayak in eastern Lebanon.
In Baalbek, an attack targeted a commercial market that housed a building formerly used by the Al-Qard Al-Hassan Association, and Agence France-Presse reported that residents of the area quickly fled. after a warning from the Israeli army to leave.
In the city of Sidon, south of Beirut, displaced people left a school near one of the branches of Al-Qard Al-Hassan, and the mayor announced that they were taking precautionary measures and “gave e his instructions for evacuating the city of Sidon, the city. police headquarters, the co-operation room, and two hospitality centers for the displaced.”
The Israeli army had given warnings to residents of 22 areas in Lebanon, and said they would target them, including 12 places in the capital, Beirut.
In conjunction with these warnings, the Lebanese Ministry of Health denied the evacuation of Baalbek Government Hospital, and confirmed that “the hospital is working normally after patients have been transferred to rooms safer than the rooms opposite the Al-Qard Al-Hassan branch next to the hospital. “
The Ministry reiterated its call to the media “not to rush to release news that could increase panic and confusion.”
The Israeli army launched raids on the southern bank, and the number of them reached more than ten raids, which also targeted the Al-Mreijeh area and the old airport road, according to the Lebanese group.
In a recent estimate, the Lebanese Ministry of Health said that the death toll has risen to 2,464 people since the start of the current war in Lebanon, while the number of wounded people has reached more than 11,530 people.
On the other hand, Hezbollah said it fired more missiles into Israel on Sunday night, targeting three Israeli military bases.
Hezbollah also announced that an Israeli drone went down on Sunday, without specifying where it went down, explaining that the drone was a “Hormuz 900 type”.
The Israeli army said at least 200 shells fired by Hezbollah over Lebanon entered Israel on Sunday, noting that air defenses intercepted those shells.
The Israeli army indicated that it carried out an “intelligence strike on Hezbollah’s intelligence command center and an underground weapons workshop in Beirut”.
On the other hand, the United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL) accused the Israeli army of demolishing a watchtower and a fence around the United Nations site in the town of Marwahin, south of Lebanon, on the border with Israel.
UNIFIL said in a statement, “Once again, we point out that any violation against the United Nations and damage to its property is a serious violation of international law and Security Council Resolution 1701.”
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2024-10-21 01:22:00
