Israel attacks Lebanon again and Washington urges Americans to leave the country: 351 days of war in the Middle East
The conflict in the Middle East continues to escalate. This Saturday, Israel announced new air strikes against Hezbollah positions in Lebanon, following a deadly bombing that targeted the Islamist movement in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, on Friday.
“The Israeli army is attacking positions belonging to the Hezbollah terrorist organization in Lebanon”, revealed the Israeli army, recalling that, in similar attacks on Friday, at least 16 fighters from the movement were killed.
The worsening of the conflict led Washington to ask Americans to leave the country.
“Due to the unpredictable nature of the ongoing conflict between Hezbollah and Israel and recent explosions throughout Lebanon, including in Beirut, the U.S. Embassy urges U.S. citizens to leave Lebanon while commercial options remain available,” it announced. the State Department.
Hezbollah said it fired salvos of Katyusha rockets at two military sites in northern Israel. “[Foi uma] response to enemy attacks in southern Lebanon,” the group said.
Hezbollah confirmed today that two of its commanders died in Friday’s Israeli attack near Beirut, as well as the death of 16 members of the elite force, admitting it had suffered a new blow.
According to the Lebanese Ministry of Health, the most recent toll of victims from this bombing points to 37 deaths, including three children and seven women, and 68 injured.
The Lebanese Prime Minister, Najib Mikati, canceled his participation in the UN General Assembly, which was taking place in New York, following the Israeli attacks that provoked a new escalation between Israel and Hezbollah.
In a statement released today, Najib Mikati called for an “end to the terrible massacres”, after, since Tuesday, attacks against Hezbollah attributed to Israel have left more than 70 dead and around 3,000 injured in Lebanon.
Other news that marked the day
⇒ Two medical assistance planes took off from Baghdad to Lebanon to meet the “needs of Beirut hospitals”, saturated with thousands of people injured by pager and walkie-talkie explosions this week, the Iraqi government said.
⇒ Gaza Civil Defense said that an Israeli attack on a school that welcomes displaced people in Gaza City caused 17 deaths, including eight children and five women. The Israeli army indicated that the attack targeted Hamas fighters.
⇒ Thousands of Israelis returned to the streets of Tel Aviv to criticize the absence of a truce agreement between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, which would lead to the release of the hostages captured on October 7.
⇒ Iran’s armed forces held military parades across the country and presented a new long-range missile and several drones, in a context of escalation in the Middle East region.
⇒ Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, called on Muslim countries to cut economic ties and reduce political relations with Israel, it is “the first step in the unity of the Islamic world against this criminal and terrorist group”.
