Beirut:
Heavy alternate of fireplace continues between Israel and Hezbollah on Sunday. Israel struck Hezbollah’s south Beirut stronghold, as Lebanese media reported intense preventing within the border space. In response, Iran-backed Hezbollah fired about 250 rockets and different projectiles into Israel in one of many militant group’s heaviest barrages in months wounding not less than seven individuals.
Israeli air defences intercepted some rockets fired by Hezbollah, however others induced harm to homes in central Israel, in line with a report by AFP. Some projectiles even reached the Tel Aviv space within the coronary heart of Israel.
Hezbollah, in a press release, mentioned that it had “launched, for the primary time, an aerial assault utilizing a swarm of assault drones on the Ashdod naval base” in southern Israel. Later, it mentioned it fired “a barrage of superior missiles and a swarm of assault drones” at a “army goal” in Tel Aviv, and had additionally launched a volley of missiles on the Glilot military intelligence base within the metropolis’s suburbs. Hezbollah has beforehand reported assaults in opposition to the Glilot base.
The Israeli army confirmed round 250 projectiles have been fired in one of many struggle’s highest day by day figures. On September 24– the day after Israel escalated air strikes in opposition to Hezbollah– there have been 350 launches from Lebanon, in line with the army.
That is what Sunday seems to be like for tens of millions of Israelis beneath Hezbollah rocket hearth.
On the left: A direct rocket hit on a house in Northern Israel
On the appropriate: A automotive on hearth following a rocket assault in central Israel.
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— Israel International Ministry (@IsraelMFA) November 24, 2024
In the meantime, in Lebanon, Israel struck the capital’s southern suburbs, a Hezbollah stronghold, a day after a wave of Israeli strikes that the well being ministry mentioned killed 84 individuals. Lethal strikes additionally hit the center of Beirut over the previous week.
On Sunday Lebanon mentioned in-person lessons within the capital space can be suspended on Monday for security causes.
Struggle Casualties And Quest For Truce Deal
The battle has killed not less than 3,754 individuals in Lebanon since October 2023, in line with the well being ministry, most of them since September. On the Israeli facet, authorities say not less than 82 troopers and 47 civilians have been killed.
The heavy exchanges of fireplace got here regardless of a right away Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire name from prime EU diplomat Josep Borrell whereas on a go to to Lebanon on Sunday. In Beirut, Mr Borrell held talks with parliamentary speaker Nabih Berri, who has led mediation efforts on behalf of his ally Hezbollah.
“We see just one potential manner forward: a right away ceasefire and the total implementation of United Nations Safety Council Decision 1701,” Mr Borrell mentioned.
“Lebanon is on the point of collapse”, he warned.
Earlier this week, US particular envoy Amos Hochstein additionally mentioned in Lebanon {that a} truce deal was “inside our grasp”, after which headed to Israel for talks with officers there.
Beneath Decision 1701, which ended the final Hezbollah-Israel struggle of 2006, Lebanese troops and UN peacekeepers ought to be the one armed forces current within the southern border space.
The decision additionally known as for Israel to withdraw troops from Lebanon, and reiterated earlier requires “disarmament of all armed teams in Lebanon.”