The Lebanese Ministry of Health reported at least 21 deaths in Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon on Sunday. For its part, the Israeli army announced the death of five soldiers in fighting in this area, where it is carrying out a ground offensive.
In Gaza, the IDF continues its operations, and the Egyptian president presented a new proposal for a two-day truce.
We take stock of recent developments in the situation in the Middle East.
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Israel announces the death of five soldiers in Lebanon
The Israeli army announced on Sunday that five soldiers were fallen in battle
the day before in southern Lebanon, bringing to 37 the number of Israeli soldiers killed since the start of the ground offensive in Lebanon on September 30.
The names of four fallen soldiers in southern Lebanon have been cleared for publication,
the army announced in a statement in the morning, specifying that four other soldiers had been seriously injured in the fighting.
The army later announced the death of a fifth soldier in the same circumstances, without specifying whether he was among the injured. The five soldiers, all reservists, belonged to the same battalion.
At least 21 dead in Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon
Israeli strikes left at least 21 dead in southern Lebanon this Sunday, October 27, 2024, indicates the Lebanese Ministry of Health. The Israeli army had called on residents of several villages in the area to evacuate. At least sixty people were also injured.
A strike notably left nine dead and 38 injured in Haret Saïda, a suburb of the metropolis of Saïda, a city located around sixty kilometers from the border with Israel.
An Israeli raid also left at least seven dead and 24 injured in the town of Aïn Baal, and five people were killed in a strike on the town of Bourj al-Chemali, near the city of Tyre, continues the Lebanese Ministry of Health.
Hezbollah claims to have bombed northern Israel
For its part, Lebanese Hezbollah indicated this Sunday that it had bombed several targets in northern Israel.
In separate statements, the powerful pro-Iranian formation announced that it had launched a salvo of rockets
against the Zvulun base for military industries
north of Haifa, and bombed the town of Nahariya (north).
Hezbollah also claimed to have launched a squadron of attack drones against the Bar-Lev industrial zone
near the city of Acre (north), and having targeted a gathering of Israeli soldiers near Carmiel, in the western Upper Galilee.
Egyptian president proposes two-day truce in Gaza to free four hostages
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi presented this Sunday, October 27, a proposal for a two-day truce in the Gaza Strip to free four hostages held in the Palestinian territory, which he presents as a first step towards a complete ceasefire
.
This statement comes as new negotiations around a ceasefire in Gaza are expected on Sunday in Qatar between Israelis, Americans and Qataris.
Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi, whose country is one of the mediators in the war between Hamas and Israel in Gaza, proposed a two-day ceasefire during which four hostages would be exchanged for prisoners
held by Israel.
A first step before committing within ten days of negotiations
with a view to a complete ceasefire and entry of humanitarian aid
he declared during a press conference in Cairo, alongside his Algerian counterpart Abdelmadjid Tebboune.
UN Secretary-General 'shocked' by atrocities in northern Gaza Strip
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is shocked by the horrific number of deaths, injuries and destruction in the north
from the Gaza Strip, where the Israeli army continues its operations, its spokesperson said on Sunday.
The plight of Palestinian civilians trapped in the northern Gaza Strip is unbearable
denounced Stéphane Dujarric in a press release.
He described civilians trapped under rubble, sick and injured people deprived of life-saving healthcare, and families lacking food and shelter
and cited reports that families are separated and many people are detained
.
For three weeks, the north of the besieged and devastated Palestinian territory has been the scene of intense fighting and bombardments, with Israel insisting that it wants to defeat Hamas combat units in the area.
In the past weeks alone, hundreds of people have been killed, according to Gaza health ministry data, and more than 60,000 others have been forced to flee again
he added.
