The essential information on the war between Hamas and Israel this Friday, September 20.
Hezbollah’s elite unit leader killed in ‘targeted’ Israeli strike
A source close to Hezbollah said that the head of the Al-Radwan force, the elite unit of the pro-Iranian Lebanese formation, was killed this Friday in a “targeted” Israeli strike on the southern suburbs of Beirut. Ibrahim Aqil was the number two military officer of the powerful formation. This strike, which comes a few days after the spectacular attack that targeted the transmission devices of the Lebanese Islamist movement, also left at least eight dead and 59 wounded according to the provisional report of the Lebanese Ministry of Health. The military leader Fouad Chokr was killed in a similar strike on the southern suburbs of Beirut, a Hezbollah stronghold, on July 30.
Israel officially contests ICC arrest warrant for Netanyahu
Israel announced on Friday that it had formally challenged the decision announced last May by the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to request arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. “The State of Israel today presented its official challenge to the ICC’s jurisdiction in this case and the legality of the prosecutor’s request,” writes Oren Marmorstein, spokesman for the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a message on the social network X. The ICC prosecutor, Karim Khan, had requested these international arrest warrants for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip and Israel. Against this decision, “Israel has presented two comprehensive legal opinions”writes Oren Marmorstein, without specifying to whom or to which jurisdiction these documents were addressed.
Israeli army announces rocket fire from Lebanon towards Israel, Hezbollah says targeting military bases
The Israeli army announced at midday on Friday, “that approximately 140 rockets had been fired from Lebanon in the space of one hour at 1:02 p.m. (12:02 p.m. Paris time)”The shootings came after the Israeli army struck hundreds of rocket-launching cannons ready to be used to fire projectiles into Israel overnight. For its part, Hezbollah claimed responsibility for the rocket attacks on six Israeli army bases on Friday. Due to the volatile situation in northern Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he was delaying his departure for New York, originally scheduled for September 24, by one day.
Hamas welcomes Hezbollah leader’s support for Israel
Hamas said Thursday evening that it was “very grateful” of Hezbollah support after the leader of the Lebanese formation, Hassan Nasrallah, promised to maintain pressure on Israel until a ceasefire is reached in the war in the Gaza Strip. The Palestinian movement considered that the position of the leader of Hezbollah hindered the “plans aimed at undermining the front of support for our people and our resistance in the Gaza Strip.” Hassan Nasrallah spoke on Thursday in a live broadcast, following the deadly explosions on Tuesday and Wednesday of numerous transmission devices used by the party in Lebanon.
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