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The Israeli army launched a new raid on areas in Beirut’s southern suburbs after issuing a new order to evacuate buildings in the Burj al-Barajneh area there in preparation for targeting them.
The Israeli army spokesman for the Arab media, Avichai Adraee, wrote on his account on X: “A new urgent warning to the residents of the southern suburbs, especially those in the building specified on the map and located in the area of Burj al-Barajneh. You are close to Hezbollah’s bases and interests, which the IDF will be working to attack.”
He said: “For your safety and the safety of your family members, you must evacuate this building and the neighboring buildings immediately and stay away from them for a distance of not less than 500 metres.”
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In this context, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said that Israel will not be able to “destroy Hezbollah,” as the war intensifies on the northern front with Lebanon.
“30 percent of Lebanon’s population has been displaced.”
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An American humanitarian group working in Lebanon, which has a population of about 5.8 million, says 30 percent of the country’s population has been displaced, with concerns growing over a lack of basic supplies.
Samar Al-Yasser, director of the US refugee relief agency Anera in the Middle East, told the BBC: “We are in a huge humanitarian crisis.”
He says Lebanon – already reeling from an economic crisis – is “unprepared” for a crisis of this magnitude, and that strikes have hit key suppliers, including a bedding factory.
She cites medicines, food, clothing and hygiene items as some of the supplies they need as many fled their homes “with only the clothes they were wearing.”
Israel attacked the Salah Ghandour Hospital in Bint Jbeil in southern Lebanon following an evacuation warning, according to a statement from the hospital on social media.
The hospital issued the following statement: “Barbaric Zionist bombing was carried out at the Martyr Salah Ghandour hospital in Bint Jbeil after receiving a warning from the enemy to evacuate it from those seriously injured as a result of this brutal attack , the evacuation hospital was added to evacuate the staff and ensure their protection during the evacuation process, especially the Lebanese Red Cross and the Lebanese Civil Defense.
The statement said that nine of the hospital’s medical and nursing staff were injured, and most of the rest were evacuated after a “warning” was given.
Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said the hospital grounds were “under the control of the Israeli military.”
“Ambulances and medical facilities are being directly targeted.”
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In an interview with the Dialogue Point program broadcast on the BBC, Dr. Hisham Fawaz, head of the Department of Hospitals and Clinics and a member of the operations room of the Ministry of Health of Lebanon, said, “The number of injured people has exceeded 9,000 , and said Dr. the number of martyrs exceeded 1,900 martyrs.”
He said the department has 79 mobile clinics on the ground to meet the medical needs of the displaced people, be it medicine, milk or anything else.
“Paramedics are being bullied by the dozens. Today, more than 10 paramedics were murdered. , as well as a large number of medical centers and ambulances,” according to what he said.
He continued, saying: “Ambulances and medical centers were directly targeted. There are more than 10 hospitals that were bombed next to them or were bombed directly, so they were put out of service for a short time.”
2024-10-05 01:07:30
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