strike in northern Israel, head of IAEA in Iran

strike in northern Israel, head of IAEA in Iran
strike in northern Israel, head of IAEA in Iran

► Nuclear: the head of the IAEA in Iran

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi was received Thursday, November 14 in Tehran by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, at a time when the rise of Iran's nuclear program is crystallizing tensions with Western countries.

In 2015, Abbas Araghchi was the chief negotiator on the Iranian side of the nuclear talks with the great powers.

Arriving Wednesday evening in Tehran, Rafael Grossi is also due to meet the head of the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization (OIEA), Mohammad Eslami, as well as Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian, according to the official Irna agency.

► Gaza: Israel accused of “war crime”

The NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) estimates in a report that the repeated evacuation orders from the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip lead to forced population displacements, which falls under “war crime”.

“Human Rights Watch has collected evidence that Israeli officials (…) are committing the war crime of forcible transfer” civilians, the report said.

According to HRW, “Israel's actions also appear to fit the definition of ethnic cleansing” in areas where the army has ordered Palestinians to leave and where they will not be able to return.

► Strike on soldiers in northern Israel

Lebanese Hezbollah said it fired missiles at Israeli soldiers in northern Israel, shortly after claiming responsibility for another strike on Israeli soldiers deployed in southern Lebanon.

In a statement, the pro-Iranian movement said it had “targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy forces in Sa’sa with a salvo of missiles”specifying that the strike took place at 11:50 p.m. local time on Wednesday. This locality is located in the north of Israel.

► Lebanon: Israeli strikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut

A strike targeted the southern suburbs of Beirut on the night of Wednesday to Thursday after a call to evacuate published by the Israeli army, after three series of strikes on this Hezbollah stronghold in less than 24 hours.

The images showed smoke rising from the area that was the subject of a call to evacuate, published on X by the Israeli army's Arabic-language spokesperson, Avichay Adraee, about an hour before.

► Lebanon: the UN condemns the attacks against UNIFIL

The UN Security Council has condemned attacks in recent weeks against the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon (UNIFIL), calling “all parts” to respect the safety of the peacekeepers.

“Peacekeepers must never be the target of attack”Council members insisted in a statement released Wednesday.

► Israeli soldiers targeted by missiles in southern Lebanon

Lebanese Hezbollah said it fired missiles at Israeli soldiers on the outskirts of the southern Lebanese town of Bint Jbeil, where the Israeli army has been carrying out a ground offensive for 45 days.

In a statement, the pro-Iranian movement said it had “targeted at the southern outskirts of the town of Bint Jbeil, with a salvo of Nasr 1 type missiles”. During the previous war between Hezbollah and the Israeli army in 2006, fierce fighting took place for control of this town near the border, with heavy losses on both sides.

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