In their eyes, it is about “the only path to restoring the security and stability that civilians on both sides deserve and so desperately want.” In a joint press release posted online Tuesday October 8 (link in English)dsenior UN officials are calling for a “negotiated solution” for the end of the clashes between Israel and Hezbollah. “The almost daily exchanges of fire have transformed into an incessant military campaign whose humanitarian consequences are simply catastrophic.”write the UN special coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, and the head of mission and commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Aroldo Lazaro Saenz. Follow our live stream.
The Israeli army announces having “eliminated” a senior Hezbollah official in a strike near Beirut. In a press release, she presents Suhail Hussein Husseini as “the commander of Hezbollah headquarters”the place where is “oversaw logistics within the terrorist organization.” According to the army, it “played a crucial role in arms transfers between Iran and Hezbollah”, il “was responsible for the distribution of advanced weapons among Hezbollah units.”
“We will continue the fight,” promises Benjamin Netanyahu. In a televised message broadcast on the occasion of the first anniversary of the October 7 attack, the Israeli prime minister pledged to achieve this “sacred mission”namely eliminating Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Hezbollah claims to have fired a salvo of rockets towards the main Israeli military intelligence base, Glilot, near Tel Aviv. This base would also house, according to Israeli media, the headquarters of Mossad, Israeli foreign intelligence. The pro-Iranian Islamist movement had already announced that it had targeted this base in August and October.
Israeli soldier killed in northern Gaza Strip. The Israeli army announced on Tuesday morning the death of one of its soldiers, killed in the north of the Gaza Strip. Another soldier was seriously injured in the same “incident”. In another statement, the army announced that an Israeli soldier was seriously injured in southern Lebanon.
Turkey will evacuate its nationals from Lebanon on Wednesday. Two Turkish navy ships will leave Mersin to go to Beirut, details the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on X. Turkey has around 14,000 nationals registered at its consulate in Lebanon.
