People of Nabatieh are told to leave, adding to mass displacement, and multiple airstrikes are heard in capital
The Israeli military ordered evacuations of a Lebanese city and other communities north of a UN-declared buffer zone on Thursday, signalling that it may widen a ground operation launched earlier this week against the militant group, and several towns and villages north of the Litani River, which formed the northern edge of the border zone established by the UN security council after the 2006 war in a resolution that both sides have accused the other of violating.
Earlier, Hezbollah said seven paramedics and rescue workers from its medical arm, the Islamic Health Committee, were killed in a strike on its office in Bashoura. The health ministry said 14 others were wounded.The Lebanese Red Cross said an Israeli strike wounded four of its paramedics as they were evacuating wounded people from the south. There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military.
The Israeli military said on Thursday that it had struck about 200 Hezbollah targets across Lebanon, including weapons storage facilities and observation posts. It said the strikes killed at least 15 Hezbollah fighters. Israel has struck scores of targets in Syria in recent months, most associated with Hezbollah or Iran. There are reports of a further recent strike by Israel against what may have been a store of weapons destined for Hezbollah in a warehouse near the port of Latakia.including Hamas, Syrian militias and others. All have launched attacks on Israel in solidarity with the Palestinians, drawing retaliation in a cycle that has repeatedly threatened to set off a wider war.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
‘People feel helpless’: Lebanese Australians watch Israel’s bombardment in horrorPenny Wong says ‘Lebanon cannot become the next Gaza’ but Lebanese Australians condemn ‘inaction’ over Middle East war
Read more »
Israel Hezbollah; Israel strikes Hezbollah’s headquarters in BeirutThree major Israeli TV channels said Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was the target of strikes, which sent clouds of orange and black smoke billowing in the skies.
Read more »
‘Reservoir of the resistance’: the Lebanese valley reviving its role in Hezbollah-Israel conflictKnown for its wineries and Roman temples, and as the home of Hezbollah, the Beqaa has become a theatre of war again
Read more »
Israel concealed explosives inside batteries of pagers sold to Hezbollah, Lebanese officials sayTwo high-ranking Lebanese security officials said the technology was so advanced that it was virtually undetectable.
Read more »
Israel says it struck Hezbollah's headquarters in huge explosion that shakes Lebanese capitalA series of massive explosions levelled multiple buildings in Beirut, sending clouds of orange and black smoke billowing in the sky.
Read more »
Israel targets top Hezbollah figure in airstrike on BeirutThe Israeli military said it had conducted a “targeted strike” in Lebanon’s capital that has killed three people and wounded 17 others so far.
Read more »