► Morning strikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut
Strikes targeted Friday morning, November 22, the southern suburbs of Beirut, stronghold of Lebanese Hezbollah against which Israel is at war, shortly after a call from the Israeli army to evacuate, according to images from AFPTV.
In addition to the suburbs of Beirut, the Israeli army called overnight to evacuate several areas of southern Lebanon.
► Biden considers ICC arrest warrants “scandalous”
Joe Biden took the stage. “scandalous” the arrest warrants of the International Criminal Court against Israeli leaders, in a press release published Thursday evening.
“Whatever the ICC may imply, there is no equivalence, none, between Israel and Hamas”commented the American president after the international court issued arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defense minister Yoav Gallant, but also the head of the armed wing of Hamas Mohammed Deif for crimes of war and crimes against humanity.
► Deadly results of several strikes in Lebanon
The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced Thursday evening that 40 people had been killed by Israeli strikes on the Bekaa Valley, in the east of the country, after providing an initial death toll of 22.
“The strikes by the Israeli enemy which targeted the Baalbek region (left) 40 dead and 52 injured”indicated the Ministry of Health in a press release, reporting victims in 10 different locations.
He also said that twelve people had been killed by Israeli strikes on the south of the country, and that 50 others had been injured.
