New Israeli bombings on the southern suburbs of Beirut. The IDF also struck the central Gaza Strip, killing at least 21 people.
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New Israeli strikes south of Beirut during the night from Saturday to Sunday. According to the Lebanese national news agency ANI, The first explosions were heard around midnight after the Israeli army urged residents to evacuate several villages on the outskirts of the Lebanese capital.
Hezbollah also claims to have repelled a “tentative d’infiltration” of the Israeli army in areas under its control on the border. In a statement, the Lebanese Islamist movement said that “when a force of enemy Israeli soldiers attempted to infiltrate (…) into Blida”his fighters have “targeted with artillery shells and forced to retreat”.
The Israeli military confirmed it was striking targets near Beirut and said around 30 projectiles crossed into Israeli territory from Lebanon, some of which were intercepted.
On Saturday evening, IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari said that Israeli forces had killed 440 Hezbollah militants and destroyed more than 2,000 targets since the ground operation began on September 30 : “The ground operation is accompanied by dozens of airstrikes which are currently continuing throughout Lebanon, including in Beirut. Yesterday, we attacked the main headquarters of Hezbollah’s intelligence services in the heart of Dahiyeh. We are still verifying the results of the attack and we will report back later.”
In a message posted on social networks, The Israeli army claims to have found and dismantled a 250 meter long tunnel in southern Lebanon, which Hezbollah allegedly intended to use to enter Israeli territory.
The IDF also confirmed the death of a senior member of the Hamas military branch in the Beddawi refugee camp in northern Lebanon, as well as that of another member of the same section in the eastern Hamas Valley. the Bekaa. At least 1,400 people, including civilians, have been killed and 1.2 million others displaced since the start of Israeli military operations in Lebanon.
Israel also bombed the Gaza Strip. At least 21 people died in strikes targeting a mosque in Deir el-Balah, in the center of the Palestinian enclave. According to the IDF, the building housed a Hamas command center.
“The death toll rises to 21 and there are a large number of injured following the bombardment by the army Israeli affecting a mosque that sheltered displaced people in front of the entrance to the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir el-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip.declared Gaza civil defense spokesperson Mahmoud Bassal.
The Israeli army explained in a statement posted on social networks that it “carried out a precise strike on Hamas terrorists who were operating in a command and control center located in a structure that previously served as the “Shuhada Al-Aqsa” mosque, in the Deir el-Balah area”.
The IDF also said on Sunday “circle” the Jabaliya area, in the north of the Gaza Strip, where she believes that Palestinian Hamas is rebuilding its capabilities despite months of fighting and airstrikes.“Troops from the 401st and 460th Brigade have successfully surrounded the area and are currently continuing their operations in the sector”wrote the army in a press release. Avichay Adraee, the Arabic-language spokesperson for the Israeli army, announces that the army has issued new southbound evacuation orders for Gaza residents.
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