The United Nations Interim Peacekeeping Force in Lebanon, UNIFIL, reported today, Friday, that they had been targeted several times, “5 of them on purpose,” noting that they had discovered how white phosphorus could be used a few months ago near one of them. foundations. A UNIFIL spokesman said the 10,000-strong mission would remain in Lebanon despite several Israeli attacks which he described as “deliberate” and aimed directly at the forces. DA in the last few days. The speaker pointed out the possibility of self-defense against Israel, saying “it can be used, but it is important to calm the tension,” stressing that they must stay in Lebanon, and that “the morale of the security forces is peace is still very high.” In response to a question about the shooting down of a drone near a UNIFIL ship off the coast of Lebanon yesterday, Thursday, the spokesman said, “The drone came from the south, circled our ship and approached a little meters,” according to what Reuters reported.
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In addition, this Friday morning, the Israeli army launched a raid on various areas in the south and east of Lebanon, which led to the killing of at least 6 people and the destruction of a mosque, and in Bekaa planes Israeli war launched an attack on the country’s city of Taria, west of Baalbek, and also a raid on the outskirts of the town of Al-Ansar towards the town of Taybeh in the Baalbek District.
In the last rounds of Israeli bombing, warplanes attacked Kafr Rumman, Al-Khiyam, Ayta Al-Shaab, Al-Shehabiya, Jabshit, Harouf, Al-Duwair, Ansar, and the surroundings of Al-Shaitiya towns, Al-Zarriya , and Al-Marwaniya. It was reported that two martyrs were killed in the town of Al-Zarriya as a result of an Israeli attack that targeted the entrance to Wadi Khalil. The attack on Joya town resulted in three martyrs and several wounded. Debris removal is still ongoing. The attack on Ansar was reported to have killed two people, while an attack on a building in Zawtar al-Sharqiya resulted in the death of one victim.
Israeli warplanes also carried out an air strike targeting a residential building in the Al-Rous area of Numeiriya city, destroying it. It also launched an air strike targeting the town of Rashaf in Bint Jbeil District. It was reported that a foreign object exploded off Naqoura, that it fell into the sea, and that smoke appeared in the open sea to Naqoura, off Tyre. The attack was aimed at the area of Bir al-Sasil in the town of Khirbet Selm in the province of Bint Jbeil and the town of Anqoun In Tyre, direct artillery shelling was aimed at the outskirts of the border town of Aita al-Shaab, and military aircraft were carried out. raid on the town of Maaroub. In the morning, the outskirts of the southern towns of Maroun al-Ras and Yaroun were subjected to artillery shelling from time to time.
The General Directorate of Civil Defense announced missions carried out by its members in different areas of the country targeted by Israeli aircraft from Thursday night to Friday morning. The directorate said that following the Israeli attack targeting the town of Al-Duwair, members of the civil defense worked to put out a house fire, and search and rescue teams worked rescue to pull 4 dead bodies from the rubble. In the Southern Governorate, after an attack that targeted the town of Qalila, search and rescue teams continue to work to clear the rubble in search of missing people, and so far they have recovered two bodies from the rubble.
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On the other hand, Hezbollah said that this morning it bombed the settlement of Zeflon “with a large salvo of missiles,” and a gathering of Israeli soldiers near the town of Aita al-Shaab while they were trying to evacuate the wounded and the evacuate the dead. troops with a salvo of missiles. The party also announced that they targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy forces in Kafr Kila with artillery shells and a rocket salvo.
The Israeli army said that they stopped a march coming from Lebanon to the Western Galilee this morning, and last night they stopped a march off the coast of Israel. Israel’s Home Front said sirens were heard in Shumira and Zarait in the Western Galilee. The Home Front said that sirens sounded in Acre, Haifa Bay, and large areas in the Galilee, and sirens sounded in Ras Naqoura “in anticipation of a drone coming in from Lebanon.” ” The Israeli army said it had monitored the launch of 15 missiles from Lebanon towards Haifa Bay and the Galilee region in northern Israel. Israeli media reported that three wounded soldiers were transferred overnight as a result of the conflict in Lebanon to the Ziv Medical Center.
Israel’s Army Chief of Staff Herzi Halevy said during a visit to southern Lebanon, according to Israel’s Channel 12, that the army’s estimates indicate that around 1,500 Hezbollah members have been killed.
This comes 18 days after the Israeli occupation army attempted a ground invasion into southern Lebanon Today, Friday, Hezbollah announced the move to “a new advanced stage in the conflict with it,” and he revealed that the rate of loss was among the level of there were about 55 people in the occupying forces that were attacking land. and two “Hormuz 450” drones were shot down.
For its part, the Israeli occupation army announced that an additional reserve reserve group had been called up to the northern front. A statement issued by the army said: “Based on an assessment of the situation, it has been decided to call in another reserve group for operational tasks on the northern front, as recruitment is brigade allowing the continuation of combat efforts against Hezbollah. . and the achievement of the objectives of the war, including the return of the inhabitants of the north to their homes.”
The Israeli army also announced that 53 soldiers were injured in the past 24 hours. He pointed out that the number of soldiers wounded since the beginning of the war has reached 4,948, and among those wounded are 2,347 soldiers wounded in ground battles in the Gaza Strip, according to the same data.
According to Israeli army data, 47 of the injured are still being treated for serious injuries, 191 for moderate injuries, and 40 for minor injuries.
2024-10-18 15:06:00
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