Hostilities continue unabated in the Middle East.
At midday on Thursday, three new airstrikes from Israel hit the southern suburbs of Beirut, a Hezbollah stronghold, after a night of heavy Israeli shelling, Lebanon’s national news agency reported.
Just in Israel bombed Beirut,Lebanon. pic.twitter.com/rczzg4RIp3
— Lebanon Times 🇱🇧 (@TimesOF_Lebanon) October 3, 2024
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In one of them, a convoy of the Lebanese Red Cross accompanied by the Lebanese Army was hit while evacuating the wounded from Taybeh, a border village in southern Lebanon, the Guardian writes.
Four Lebanese Red Cross volunteers were injured, according to a statement from the Lebanese Red Cross. The Lebanese Red Cross said they had coordinated their movements with UN peacekeepers at the border, but he was still targeted. One Lebanese soldier was killed and another wounded, according to a statement from the Lebanese army, which blamed Israel for the attack.
In a statement, Hezbollah says it has managed to push ground units of the Israeli army from the Fatima pass to the border with Israel.
25 villages in southern Lebanon are being evacuated
At the same time, the IDF issued an urgent warning for the evacuation of 25 cities in southern Lebanon.
Spokesman Avichay Adraee said residents should evacuate the areas immediately. “Hezbollah’s activities compel the IDF to act forcefully against it,” he said.
“The IDF does not intend to harm you, so for your safety, you must evacuate your homes immediately and head north of the Awali River. Save your lives.”
“Evacuate your homes immediately,” Adari tells X, after listing the villages at risk. “You must not go south. Any movement south can put you in danger.”
Evacuations have been ordered in many areas since Israel began its ground operation in Lebanon earlier this week.
“Almost 2,000 dead in Lebanon”
A total of 1,974 people, including 127 children, have been killed in Israeli attacks in Lebanon in the past year, Lebanon’s health minister said.
About 9,384 have been injured, Firas Abyad added. Hezbollah and the Israeli military have been exchanging attacks since last October, but the conflict intensified earlier this week when Israel launched a ground invasion of Lebanon.
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