Israel orders residents of southern Lebanon ‘not to return to their homes’

Residents of southern Lebanon are ordered “not to return” to their homes by the Israeli army.

According to a new report from the Health Ministry of the Hamas government in Gaza, the Palestinian territory has seen a total of 42,175 deaths since the start of the war between Israel and the Islamist movement more than a year ago.

According to a ministry statement, in the last 24 hours, 49 people lost their lives, while 98,336 people were injured in the Gaza Strip since the start of the war on October 7, 2023, sparked by an epic Hamas attack. against Israel.

On Friday, Israel said it opened fire on a “threat” near a United Nations Interim Force (UNIFIL) base in southern Lebanon, wounding two peacekeepers, sparking a wave of international protests. Israel accuses Hezbollah of “deliberately” endangering peacekeepers.

This Saturday, Hezbollah announced that it had fired on an Israeli military base near Haifa, a large city in northern Israel.

In a statement, the pro-Iranian formation specified that it had bombed with “a salvo of missiles a base located south of Haifa, targeting an explosive materials factory”.

The shooting by the Israeli army on UNIFIL peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, which injured two UN soldiers on Friday, was widely criticized by the international community. In response, France summoned the Israeli ambassador to France on Friday. Emmanuel Macron also expressed his anger, deeming the new shots “unacceptable”.

Since October 2023, Israel has been leading a devastating offensive in Gaza in response to the Hamas attack on Israeli soil. The war has recently spread to Lebanon and is accompanied by an escalation between Israel and Iran, which supports Lebanese Hezbollah and Hamas. The 20 Minutes editorial team is once again mobilized to provide you with all the information on the Middle East.