Israel continues its strikes in Lebanon
Since Monday, the Israeli army has been carrying out an offensive in southern Lebanon, one of the strongholds of the powerful Hezbollah movement, supported by Iran, as well as strikes targeting Beirut in particular.
For its part, Hezbollah claimed to have repelled two Israeli incursions on Thursday, setting off explosive devices for one of them. He also said he fired rockets Thursday at Tiberias, a city in northern Israel. .
Nearly 2,000 deaths in one year in Lebanon
According to official figures, nearly 2,000 people have been killed in Lebanon in a year of cross-border violence between Hezbollah and the Israeli army, including more than a thousand since the start of massive aerial bombardments on September 23. Nine Israeli soldiers have died since Monday in these operations.
Lebanese army responds for first time in a year
After the death of two of its soldiers, the Lebanese army claimed to have, for the first time in a year, responded to Israeli fire in southern Lebanon. Under UN Security Council Resolution 1701, which in 2006 declared the end of the previous war between Israel and Hezbollah, the Lebanese army deployed in southern Lebanon alongside the Blue Helmets of the UN.
