Israeli army strikes south of Beirut again, sixth attack on Lebanese capital since Tuesday

Israel continues to shell southern Beirut. A strike targeted the southern suburbs of Beirut on Thursday, November 14, after a new call to evacuate published by the Israeli army for the Chouaifat Al-Omrousiya and Al-Ghobeiry areas. Since Tuesday, at least six series of strikes have targeted the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital, killing at least eight people. “We will not cease fire, we will not let up, and we will not allow any agreement that does not include the achievement of the objectives of the war, and in particular the right of Israel to act alone against any terrorist activity”, warned the new Israeli Defense Minister, Israel Katz, on Tuesday. Follow our live stream.

Israeli soldiers targeted by Hezbollah. The Lebanese Islamist movement declared, overnight, having fired missiles at Israeli soldiers in northern Israel, shortly after claiming another strike on troops of the Jewish state deployed in southern Lebanon. On Wednesday, the Israeli army announced the death of six soldiers in southern Lebanon, bringing to 47 the number of its soldiers who fell in fighting with Hezbollah.

Israel accused of “war crime”. The NGO Human Rights Watch estimates, in a report published Thursday, November 14, that the repeated evacuation orders from the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip lead to forced population displacements, which falls under the “war crime of forcible transfer”. According to the association, “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.

The head of the IAEA welcomed in Tehran. The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi, was received on Thursday by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, former chief negotiator for Tehran in the nuclear talks. He must hold other talks at high places in Iran, seen as one of the last chances for diplomacy before the return to the White House of Donald Trump, who had reestablished heavy sanctions against Tehran during his first term.