The Israeli armed forces announced this Sunday that they were carrying out “dozens of new attacks” against Hezbollah in Lebanon. In the last few hours, the Air Force “attacked dozens of terrorist targets in Lebanese territory”, targeting rocket launch sites against Israel, military buildings and weapons depots, an army spokesman declared on the Telegram messaging platform. Since Saturday, “hundreds of Hezbollah terrorist targets” have been attacked.
In a video released alongside the statement, they showed that the attacks were carried out in several areas of South Lebanon, including Marjayoun, Deir Aames and Jouaiyya. “And we will continue, to weaken and dismantle Hezbollah”, said the Israeli armed forces.
More than a thousand people have died in Lebanon in recent weeks, victims of Israeli attacks, guarantees the Lebanese health minister, Firass Abiad. The injured amount to 6 thousand. On Saturday, the day of the attack that killed the leader of the movement, Hassan Nasrallah, at least 33 deaths and 195 injuries were recorded, according to Wafa, a Palestinian news agency.
In Beirut, live images released by Reuters this Sunday morning show a city engulfed in smoke. Hundreds of families continue to sleep outside, on beaches and public squares to protect themselves from air attacks. Nasser Yassine, from the Lebanon Crisis Observatory, revealed to CNN International that the conflict has left more than 100,000 people displaced since Friday and up to 250,000 are in collective shelters. In total, around one million people had to leave their area of residence and their homes.
Israel and Hezbollah have been involved in an intense daily crossfire since October 7, 2023, following the Hamas attack on Israeli soil that triggered the current war in the Gaza Strip, causing tens of thousands of people to abandon their homes in both sides of the Israeli-Lebanese border. The conflict has intensified substantially in recent days, after military authorities in Tel Aviv announced a relocation of operations from the Gaza Strip to the north of the country.
