On the evening of October 13, local time, Tenenti, spokesperson of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), issued a statement warning that the situation on the border between Lebanon and Israel could get out of control and called on relevant parties to urgently cease fire.
△Israel shelled villages in southern Lebanon on the evening of the 13th, and a reporter’s vehicle was hit by bullets.
According to Lebanese media reports, Israel shelled a village in southern Lebanon that night, and a reporter’s vehicle was hit by bullets, killing one reporter and injuring six others. The deceased, Issam Abdullah, was a Lebanese photojournalist working for Reuters. The six injured people were from Reuters, AFP and Qatar Al Jazeera, and were sent to the hospital for treatment.
In a statement, Tenenti expressed sadness over the death of the journalist in the crossfire between Lebanon and Israel. He said that UNIFIL is actively cooperating with relevant parties to calm the situation.
Lebanese Prime Minister Mikati issued a statement that day, condemning Israel’s attacks that “directly targeted journalists.” Lebanese Hezbollah also issued a statement, accusing Israel of committing “heinous crimes” by targeting journalists covering the Lebanese-Israeli border.
According to the Lebanese National News Agency, Israel intensified its attacks on southern Lebanon on the 13th and bombed several villages. Lebanese Hezbollah subsequently announced that its armed personnel had carried out attacks on four border locations with Israel.
△On October 9, local time, a United Nations peacekeeping convoy patrolled near the southern border of Lebanon.
A new round of military conflict broke out between Israel and Palestine on the 7th. Lebanese Hezbollah stated on the 8th that in order to support the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and the Palestinian people, its military organization “Lebanese Islamic Resistance Organization” fired rockets and artillery shells at Israeli military positions. Israeli artillery immediately responded with heavy artillery fire. In the following days, Lebanese Hezbollah repeatedly attacked northern Israel with rockets or mortars, while the Israeli army dispatched helicopters or used artillery to attack southern Lebanon.
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2023-10-14 03:04:00
