Israel is attacking Lebanon, conditions are becoming increasingly tense

Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – Israeli attacks on Palestinians have spread to other countries. This time Israeli soldiers have been attacked by Hezbollah, a Lebanese group.

The following is an update on the situation in the area, as compiled from various sources by CNBC Indonesia on Monday (23/9/2024).

Israel invades Lebanon

Israeli warplanes launched a heavy wave of airstrikes on towns on Lebanon’s southern border and even further north.

Israel struck hundreds of Hezbollah targets and killed at least 182 people, making it Lebanon’s deadliest day in nearly a year of conflict.

After some of the heaviest cross-border firefights since the conflict began, Israel warned people to evacuate areas where the armed group was storing weapons.

After nearly a year of fighting Hamas in Gaza on its southern border, Israel is shifting its focus to its northern border, where Hezbollah, backed by Iran, has fired rockets into Israel in support of Hamas’ a friend

“Activities like this will continue until we achieve our goal of returning northern residents safely to their homes,” Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said in a video released by his office, marking the start long conflict while Hezbollah has promised to continue fighting until there is a ceasefire in Gaza.

“These are the days when Israeli society must be calm. ” He spoke after the Israeli military targeted Iran-backed Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, the eastern Bekaa valley and northern areas close to Syria.

Israel calls for the evacuation of Lebanese citizens

Residents of Beirut have received text messages, allegedly from Israeli soldiers, telling them to evacuate immediately from the places used by Hezbollah. This situation was reported by the Lebanese National News Agency N.N.A.

Launch Al JazeeraInformation Minister Ziad Makary received a phone call with a voice message left on his phone, urging him to evacuate the building, according to the news agency.

In an earlier televised statement, an Israeli military spokesman issued a similar warning and said it was “circulated in Arabic on all networks and platforms in Lebanon”.

The Israeli army has told Lebanese civilians to “stay away” from Hezbollah locations it plans to target and the Israeli military says it will carry out “extensive and detailed” strikes against Hezbollah.

This was the first warning that the Israeli military gave to Lebanese citizens since the war in Gaza started almost a year ago.

Israeli raids on the West Bank

Meanwhile, the Palestinian news agency He died report that Israeli forces have also continued their raids on the town of Haris, west of Salfit, on the West Bank, for a second day.

The head of the city council, Haris Omar Samara, told Wafa that Israeli soldiers harassed civilians and searched their homes, arresting about 70 people last night, most of them children.

Samara also said that soldiers stormed the school, arresting several students and teachers.

Elsewhere, Israeli soldiers also destroyed a house in the village of al-Jiftlik, north of Jericho. The two-story house belongs to Nael Mustafa Bani Odeh and was built more than 15 years ago.

Palestinians suffer before winter

Israel’s military attacks have destroyed the civilian infrastructure and land of Gaza, which cannot withstand extreme weather conditions, especially as winter approaches. As a result, it is said that Palestinians are suffering ahead of winter this year.

Statement Al Jazeera he said that Gaza refugee families had experienced one of the worst humanitarian situations and now rain water was entering their makeshift tents. They had to take shelter near the coast of Gaza, where this added to their suffering.

After the Lebanon terror, Iran takes this extreme action

The spate of electronic device explosions that hit Lebanon last week made Hezbollah’s allies wary. Based on reports from two senior Iranian security officials to Reuters, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has ordered all its members to stop using all types of communication devices.

An Iranian security official revealed that a major operation was underway to search all devices, not just communications equipment.

“Most of the devices are domestic or imported from China and Russia,” the official said, as reported by Reuters, on Monday.

He said Iran was afraid of joining Israeli agents, including Iranians working for Israel. “An in-depth personnel investigation has been initiated, targeting mid- to senior-level IRGC members,” he continued.

This search process includes checking their travel history, bank accounts and family activities both in Iran and abroad.

The security official declined to provide details on how IRGC forces currently communicate, but noted that they currently use an end-to-end encrypted messaging system .

In addition, Iran has also requested technical assistance from Hezbollah to investigate the attack, and several samples of the explosive devices have been sent to Tehran for examination by Iranian experts.

Israel releases arrested Jordanians

The Jordanian Foreign Ministry said that two Jordanians who were arrested by Israeli soldiers immediately after the deadly attack on the King Hussein (Allenby) Bridge on September 8 have now returned to the country.

The two men “are in good health and are now on their way to their families”, the ministry said in a statement to X.

It is said that the attack on a bridge between Jordan and the West Bank which was owned by a Jordanian truck driver opened fire on three Israeli border guards. The suspect, aged 39, also died at the scene.

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