Hezbollah and Israel: UNIFIL condemns that the bombing hit its headquarters twice in two days in Naqoura, and the Israeli army says that more than a hundred missiles were launched from Lebanon that Israel’s attack – BBC News Arabic

The mission believed that “these events put the peacekeeping forces of the United Nations, which are working in southern Lebanon at the request of the Security Council according to Resolution 1701 (2006), in serious danger. “

She described the recent events as a “dangerous development,” stressing the need to ensure the safety and security of United Nations personnel and property and to respect the sanctity of United Nations buildings.

In a statement, the Lebanese army said that the Israeli army “targeted a military base in the town of Kafra – in the south, resulting in two martyrs and three wounded.”

For his part, Israeli army spokesman Nadav Shoshani said that his army is operating in southern Lebanon as part of “an ongoing conflict with Hezbollah, which has terrorists and infrastructure close to UNIFIL sites, which is a serious threat to the safety of peacekeeping forces. .”

He said, “The Israeli army will take all necessary measures to minimize the harm that may happen to civilians and peacekeeping forces.”

Shoshani did not clarify which incident he was referring to, but the Israeli army confirmed yesterday that it opened fire on the United Nations base in Naqoura after ordering the staff to was based there to live in “protected places”.

UNIFIL spokesperson Andrea Tenenti said, “Israeli attacks on peacekeepers on Wednesday and Thursday resulted in the wounding of two of their members and disruption of some of their monitoring capabilities.”

UNIFIL, which includes around 10,000 peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, accused the Israeli army of firing at the entrance to a hideout at the Labouneh site of forces between -national in Ras Naqoura, where the peacekeepers were taking refuge.

The Israeli army said it asked the UN troops to stay “in protected areas” before opening fire “close to” their base.

The Israeli army said that around 100 rockets were detected crossing from Lebanon into northern Israel within half an hour.

They said 80 shells were identified crossing from Lebanon into Israel, after the sirens sounded at 17:21 (15:21 GMT) and 17:24 (15:24 GMT) local time.

The statement on X said that sirens sounded in Middle Galilee, Upper Galilee, Hamimevtatz, Haamakim, and Western Galilee.

The Israeli army said twenty minutes later, and after warnings in the Upper Galilee region between 17:45 and 17:47 local time, about twenty more launches were found entering Israel from Lebanon.

In both statements, the IDF said that some shells were intercepted while others were marked as falling.

The Israeli army said on Friday that the Chief of Staff and the head of the Internal Security Service conducted a security assessment inside southern Lebanon on Thursday.

Chief of Staff Herzi Halevy said in a video released by the army, “We continue to work against the enemy and we will not stop until we make sure that the residents (evacuate from north side) to return safely, not only now but in the future.”

He said, “If anyone thinks about rebuilding these villages again, he will know that there is no need to build terrorist infrastructure because the Israeli army will work to paralyze their capabilities again.”

On Friday, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, stressed that Israel should not repeat its shooting at the UNIFIL force in southern Lebanon, stressing that it is “unacceptable, ” as reported by Agence France-Presse.

“There was, of course, a response from many parties in solidarity with the two wounded peacekeepers, and in telling Israel clearly that this incident is unacceptable and should not happen again ,” Guterres said after talks with leaders of Southeast Asian countries. at a summit in Laos.

Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati also denied what he described as an attack on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in the south of the country on Friday, describing it as a crime

He said he discussed efforts aimed at reaching a ceasefire in Lebanon with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken.

On Friday, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez also condemned the Israeli attacks on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, and called on the international community to stop arms sales to Israel.

The Russian Foreign Ministry said it was “shocked” by what it described as an Israeli military attack on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, and called on Israel to refrain from “hostile actions”. any opposition.

Sanchez said after his meeting with Pope Francis in the Vatican, “Let me at this point condemn and denounce the attacks carried out by the Israeli armed forces on the United Nations mission in Lebanon.”

In a related context, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken confirmed that “the United States continues to work to prevent a wider conflict in the Middle East, including finding a diplomatic solution in Lebanon , where Israel targets Hezbollah sites. “

Blinken told reporters in Laos: “We are continuing our intensive contacts to prevent a wider conflict in the region. “

He said that the United States supports the efforts of the Lebanese state to arm itself against Hezbollah, pointing out that “it is important to have a head of state in Lebanon and that the decision is left to the people.”

He said that “Washington has informed Israel of its great concern regarding the lack of humanitarian aid in Gaza.

The statements of the US Secretary of State come at a time when the “Islamic Resistance in Iraq” announced on Friday that it was targeting the port of Eilat in Israel.

She said in a brief statement that her fighters targeted a “critical target” in Eilat at dawn on Friday, confirming that her work would continue “supporting Gaza and Lebanon,” as she said.

Meanwhile, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Friday that Israel must “stop killing innocent people,” saying its actions in the Middle East are supported by the United States and the European Union.

Bazashkyan’s statements came to a Russian television reporter on the sidelines of an international meeting in Turkmenistan.

Lebanese authorities said an Israeli attack late Thursday in central Beirut killed 22 people and wounded more than 100.

The two attacks targeted the Al-Nuwairi district in central Beirut and the Ras Al-Nabaa district, and their echoes were widely heard in the Lebanese capital, according to the National News Agency.

An eyewitness who happened to be there described to the BBC one of the raids which targeted central Beirut, and said it caused a terrible and painful scene, indicating that people were in shock when they saw people injured under the rubble, and fires burning in buildings.

In another testimony, a woman told the BBC that she was in her vehicle when the strike happened “It exploded close to us, and we saw dust everywhere around us, the situation was scary.

The Israel Broadcasting Authority explained that “the target of the assassination in Beirut was a Hezbollah security official and Nasrallah’s son-in-law.

Meanwhile, Hezbollah’s Al-Manar channel reported that the target – Wafiq Safa – was not in either of the two targeted locations in Beirut.

Three security sources also confirmed to Reuters that Safa “survived an Israeli assassination attempt in Beirut.”