Israel continues to strike Lebanon, just days after the death ofHassan Nasrallahthe leader of Hezbollah. Strikes were observed overnight in Beirut. The Israeli army announces a land incursion in Lebanese territory to carry out “limited” and “targeted” operations, despite international calls for de-escalation. La Dépêche du Midi invites you to follow the evolution of the situation in this live broadcast.
Israel reports “violent fighting” in southern Lebanon and warns the population
The Israeli army reported on Tuesday “violent fighting” in southern Lebanon after the launch of a military ground offensive against Hezbollah, and urged the Lebanese not to go to the south of their country “on board of vehicles” for their “own safety”. “Heavy fighting is taking place in southern Lebanon,” wrote Avichai Adraee, spokesperson for the Israeli army, in a message published in Arabic on Telegram. “For your personal safety, we ask you not to travel in vehicles from the north to the south of the Litani,” he adds in reference to a Lebanese river, accusing Hezbollah of using civilians as “human shields”.
“Israel is now conducting limited ground operations against Hezbollah inside Lebanon” – U.S. State Department to AFP
The ground invasion of Lebanon has begun.
Local sources indicate Lebanese forces have withdrawn 5 km from border positions, reportedly at Israel’s request.… pic.twitter.com/pPNN9NhCFp
— OSINT Aggregator (@AggregateOsint) https://twitter.com/AggregateOsint/status/1840827851098243386?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Hezbollah says it targeted Israeli soldiers in Metula in northern Israel
Hezbollah claimed on Tuesday to have twice targeted Israeli soldiers in Metula, in northern Israel, after the Israeli army announced overnight the start of “limited ground operations” in southern Lebanon. The pro-Iranian movement said it had fired artillery and then rockets on “enemy troops” in Metula, located on the border with Lebanon.
Israel reports projectiles fired from Lebanon after Israeli military incursions
The Israeli army reported projectile fire from Lebanon on northern Israel on Tuesday morning, after announcing overnight the start of “limited ground raids” against the Islamist movement Hezbollah in Lebanon. After the triggering of warning sirens in Metula and Avivim early in the morning, “several projectiles were identified coming from Lebanon” in each of these two areas, indicates a military press release according to which certain projectiles were “intercepted” and that others had “fallen”, notably, in uninhabited areas.
Washington agrees with Israel on the need to “dismantle Hezbollah’s attack infrastructure” in Lebanon
The American Minister of Defense, Lloyd Austin, said Tuesday that he was convinced, like Israel, of the “need to dismantle the attack infrastructure” of Hezbollah, after the launch of “localized ground raids” by Israel in southern Lebanon. Lloyd Austin also warned Tehran against a possible “direct military attack against Israel”, emphasizing the “serious consequences” that this would entail for Iran, according to a press release published on the social network X.
I spoke with Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant today to discuss security developments and Israeli operations. I made it clear that the United States supports Israel’s right to defend itself. We agreed on the necessity of dismantling attack infrastructure along the border…
— Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III (@SecDef) https://twitter.com/SecDef/status/1840937713580507481?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Palestinian refugee camp official says Israeli strike targeted activist
A Palestinian camp official said an Israeli strike there targeted the home of a prominent Palestinian activist in Sidon, southern Lebanon. “The Israeli raid targeted the house of Mounir Maqdah’s son,” in the Ain al-Helweh camp, said the official, who requested anonymity. It was not immediately clear whether Mounir Maqdah, whom Israel accuses of leading the Lebanese branch of Fatah’s armed wing, was in the house.
TESTIMONY. “Unbearable stress”: with his family in Ukraine and Lebanon, this Lotois is tossed between two wars
Kamal Sarkis’s concerns went up a notch this weekend. This Lebanese Franco who lives in Cahors still has his parents, brothers and sister in Lebanon where strikes by the Israeli army are intensifying. At the same time, part of his in-laws still live in Ukraine.
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DECRYPTION. War in Lebanon: after the death of its charismatic leader, the dotted future of Hezbollah
The death last Friday of Hassan Nasrallah, leader of Hezbollah since 1992, does not change the warlike direction of the “Party of God” which must now reorganize quickly. Decryption.
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Israel launches ‘limited’ ground operations in southern Lebanon
The Israeli army announced on Tuesday that ground troops had crossed the border to fight Hezbollah in villages in southern Lebanon, despite international calls for de-escalation. The Israeli army specified in a statement that these ground operations which began Monday evening were “limited, localized and targeted” against “terrorist targets and infrastructure” of Hezbollah. The army, however, did not specify the number of soldiers involved in this incursion. “These targets are located in villages near the border and pose an immediate threat to Israeli communities in northern Israel,” she said.
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