Israel launches new call for evacuation of residents of Baalbeck region

The Israeli army broadcast this Sunday, November 3, a new call to the population to evacuate certain areas of the Baalbeck region, in eastern Lebanon, warning of strikes against Hezbollah. The war that has been raging since October 7, 2023 in the Gaza Strip has spread to Lebanon, where Israel has been carrying out massive air strikes and a ground offensive since September 23 against the Shiite militia, an ally of Palestinian Hamas and supported by the 'Iran.

Le Figaro takes stock of the situation.

Israel launches new call for evacuation of residents of Baalbeck region

“You are located near Hezbollah facilities and interests”indicated the army's spokesperson in Arabic, Avichay Adraee in a message on the social network X accompanied by maps of the intended targets. He also called for the evacuation of the village of Dourres, near the thousand-year-old town which was already the target of a series of strikes on October 30.

“For your safety and that of your family members, you must immediately evacuate the (targeted) building and those adjacent to it and stay away from them for a distance of at least 500 meters for the next four hours »clarified Colonel Avichay Adraee in his messages.

“Several projectiles” fired from Lebanon towards Israel

This Sunday morning, the Israeli army also reported “several projectiles” fired from Lebanon towards the territory of Israel. Some were intercepted and others crashed into the wild, she added.

43,341 dead in the Gaza Strip, according to Hamas

The Health Ministry of the Hamas government in Gaza announced on Sunday a new death toll of 43,341 in the Palestinian territory since the start of the war with Israel more than a year ago.

At least 27 people have been killed in the past 24 hours, he said in a statement, adding that 102,105 people had been injured in the Gaza Strip since the start of the war.