Jan 6, 2024 at 6:12 PM Update: 2 hours ago
NU.nl regularly gives you an overview of the situation in Israel and the Palestinian Territories. This time: Israel is being bombarded from Lebanon. Hezbollah, among others, fired rockets towards the country. Israel responded shortly afterwards with a series of rocket attacks. The EU warns of further escalation in the Middle East.
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Josep Borrell issued that dire warning during his visit to Lebanon. The European Union’s top foreign policy chief fears that many more countries will become involved in the war.
While he was there in Lebanon, several parties carried out attacks on Israel. The country also responded with rocket attacks, but more about that later in this overview.
Because Borrell mainly warned the Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati. The country already appears to be heavily involved in the conflict between Hamas and Israel, and the EU top executive hopes to prevent further escalation. He said that the entire Middle East must be prevented from being sucked into this war.
EU CEO Borrell (front right) warns Lebanese Prime Minister Mikati (front left) against further involvement of Lebanon in the war between Hamas and Israel. Photo: AFP
Hezbollah itself already reported rocket fire at the Israel observation post
Hezbollah reported on Saturday morning that it had fired 62 rockets from Lebanon at an Israeli army observation post. It is said to be a response to the death of a Hamas leader. Israel reports that it has observed about 40 rocket launches.
Israeli forces are said to have counter-attacked after the launches from Lebanon. Air raid sirens went off in northern Israel.
Hezbollah says its attack is in response to the death of a Hamas leader. Saleh Al Arouri was killed on Tuesday, January 2, in an Israeli drone strike on the southern outskirts of Beirut. He was killed in the Dahiyeh district, known as a Hezbollah stronghold.
Israel also under attack from other groups in Lebanon
Not only Hezbollah fired rockets into northern Israel on Saturday, the Sunni Jama’a Islamiya also reported attacks. The group fired two series of rocket attacks from Lebanon.
No reports have yet been received from Northern Israel about possible victims.
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Israel’s response to rocket attacks: Hezbollah buildings attacked
Israel’s response was not long in coming. Israeli military forces reported Saturday afternoon that they had attacked several Hezbollah areas.
This includes Aita al-Sha’ab, Yaron and Ramya, the authorities said. Aerial images of the attacks on various military structures and buildings are shared on X. For example, a rocket launch site was allegedly targeted.
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Risk of escalation of Gaza war
Not only on Saturday but also in the days before, the Middle East was shocked by several attacks. And tensions are already high in the region due to the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. The risk of escalation of that conflict is only increasing.
Foreign reporter from NU.nl Matthijs le Loux and Robbert van der Linde made an extensive background story about the various attacks and why the chance of escalation is increasing.
Hamas reports new death toll
Finally, Hamas shared new figures through its Ministry of Health. According to Hamas, at least 122 Palestinians have been killed and 256 people injured in the last 24 hours.
Hamas figures put the total Palestinian death toll since the start of the war with Israel at 22,722. According to Hamas, 58,166 people were injured on the Palestinian side.
The conflict explained
2024-01-06 17:12:14
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