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Israel lebanon news live: Buildings stand near the site of an Israeli air strike as smoke rises, amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, in Beirut, Lebanon, October 10, 2024. REUTERS/Louisa Gouliamaki.
Israel lebanon news live: In a series of airstrikes launched on Thursday, the Israeli military killed 22 people in Beirut and wounded 117 in an attempt to kill a Hezbollah chief, reported AP. The Hezbollah leader in question, Wafiq Safa, was not present in the buildings, which were completely leveled by the Israeli bombs….Read More
On Thursday, the Israeli military also fired on UN peacekeeper headquarters in the town of Naqoura, hitting an observation tower and wounding two peacekeepers, who had to be hospitalized.
Israeli forces have been at odds with the UNIFIL, UN’s peacekeeping force in Lebanon, after it started a ground invasion on October 1, which was obstructed by peacekeepers on the border who refused to budge.
This latest offensive, which directly attacks UN forces has led to widespread condemnation across the world, with even key ally USA asking for a cease-fire to prevent an all-out war between Iran, Lebanon and Israel.
Lebanon’s UN ambassador called for an immediate cease-fire as well but Israel’s envoy says their missions will continue until they have dismantled all Hezbollah “terror” operations.
Israeli strikes since October 7, 2023 have killed more than 2,000 people in Lebanon and displaced millions. Lebanon’s crisis response unit announced Thursday that 28 people were killed and 113 wounded in the past 24 hours
10,212 have been wounded till now in the Israeli offensive against Lebanon, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry.
Similar strikes have been continuing across Gaza, where Israel is looking to wipe out militant targets as well.
According to Palestinian authorities several strikes took place on Thursday, one of which hit a school sheltering the displaced in the Gaza Strip, killing at least 27 people, including a child and seven women.
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Oct 11, 2024 12:54 PM IST
Israel lebanon news live: Israeli forces arrest eight Palestinians in West Bank.
Israel lebanon news live: Israeli forces have arrested eight Palestinians on Thursday and Friday in the occupied West Bank, reported Al Jazeera.
Soldiers raided different areas of occupied Jerusalem to arrest the citizens but did not give any further information about the nature of the arrests.
Earlier on Friday, Israeli forces launched strikes across Gaza which led to two deaths, reportedly of a head of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group and one other person.
Oct 11, 2024 12:36 PM IST
Israel lebanon news live: Injured peacekeepers belonged to Indonesia, country condemns Israel
Israel lebanon news live: Indonesia, on Friday, confirmed two of its UN peacekeepers were injured in Israeli fire in Lebanon, and called the attack a violation of international law.
UN peacekeepers said Israeli troops opened fire on their headquarters in south Lebanon on Thursday, saying that they were targeting Hezbollah militants near UN posts
The attack came after the peacekeeping mission rejected Israeli demands to „relocate“ from some of its positions.
Oct 11, 2024 12:18 PM IST
Israel lebanon news live: US Secretary of State shares ‘worries’ over lack of aid in Gaza
Israel lebanon news live: The United States has raised concerns on the lack of humanitarian aid entering the north of the Gaza Strip, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday, after an East Asia Summit in Laos.
„I have real concern about the inadequacy of the assistance that’s getting to them,“ Blinken told reporters, adding that the United States has been „very directly engaged with Israel“ on the issue.
He also stated that Israel would have to ensure the safety of civilians amid the growing conflict in the Middle East.
Oct 11, 2024 11:55 AM IST
Israel lebanon news live: US says no evidence to believe Iran has resumed nuclear weaponisation program
Israel lebanon news live: CIA Director William Burns, said the United States had not seen any evidence Iran’s leader Ayatollah had reversed his 2003 decision to suspend their nuclear weaponisation program. This was also echoed by two other senior intelligence officials.
The US had also earlier in the week asked Israel to back off attacking any oil or nuclear reserves in Iran.
Oct 11, 2024 11:31 AM IST
Israel lebanon news live: Israel claims head of Palestinian Islamic Jihad group killed on Thursday
Israel lebanon news live: Israel has announced that it has killed the head of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group in an airstrike in the Nur Shams refugee camp in the central West Bank on Thursday, The Times of Israel reported.
The IDF said that alongside Muhammad Abdullah, another terrorist was killed but would not reveal his name.
Abdullah was made the head of the Iran-backed terror group in the Tulkarem-area camp after his predecessor Muhhamad Jabber was killed in a gunbattle in August.
Oct 11, 2024 11:18 AM IST
Israel lebanon news live: Turkish citizens flee amid Lebanon bombings
Israel lebanon news live: The first of two naval ships evacuating Turkish citizens and their families from war-torn Lebanon docked at a port in southern Turkey late on Thursday.
Turkey is estimated to have 14,000 citizens registered with its consulate in Lebanon and has pledged to carry out more evacuations if necessary
Oct 11, 2024 11:04 AM IST
Israel lebanon news live: Putin to weigh in on Middle-Eastern conflict in meeting with Iranian president
Israel lebanon news live: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is scheduled to meet with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Turkmenistan’s capital Ashgabat today.
During the meeting with Pezeshkian, Putin plans to discuss the abruptly escalated situation in West Asia.
Oct 11, 2024 10:44 AM IST
Israel lebanon news live: Canada speaks out against Israel’s attack on UN peacekeepers
Israel lebanon news live: Canada, on Thursday said that Israeli troops firing on U.N peacekeepers was „alarming and unacceptable.“
The UNIFIL force said two of its peacekeepers were injured when an Israeli tank fired at a watchtower at the force’s main headquarters in Ras al-Naqoura.
„Canada calls for the protection of peacekeepers and humanitarian workers, and for all parties to comply with international humanitarian law,“ the foreign ministry said in a statement on X.
Oct 11, 2024 10:22 AM IST
Israel lebanon news live: EU chief condemns Israeli attack on UN peacekeepers
Israel lebanon news live: European Union chief Charles Michel condemned Israel’s attacks on UN peacekeepers headquarters in south Lebanon.
„An attack against a UN peace mission is not responsible, is not acceptable and that’s why we call on Israel and we call on all sides to fully respect international humanitarian law,“ he told AFP on the sidelines of a Southeast Asian summit in Laos.
Oct 11, 2024 9:57 AM IST
Israel lebanon news live: Israel’s security cabinet discusses retaliation plan for Iran
: Israel’s security cabinet met on Thursday night to discuss how to retaliate against Iran for its missile attack last week.
A final decision on the timing of the strike was to be made by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his defense minister, Yoav Gallant, public broadcaster Kan said.
Key ally, USA, has tried to persuade Israel to use “appropriate force”, however they have refused to stand down until their military goals are achieved.
Oct 11, 2024 9:21 AM IST
Israel lebanon news live: Series of strikes hit Gaza, kill at least 27
Israel lebanon news live: A series of strikes hit Gaza on Thursday, killing at least 27 and injuring several others.
The first strike, on a school sheltering the displaced in the Gaza Strip, killed a child and seven women, Palestinian officials said.
Israel continues to fire at what it says are militant targets across Gaza.
22 people were also killed in Israeli airstrikes in Beirut on the same day.
Oct 11, 2024 9:04 AM IST
: France, US back call for stronger Lebanese army
Israel lebanon news live: France, US have backed the UN’s call for strengthening Lebanon’s army.
United Nations Security Council, along wit the US and France, has said it is key to provide peace on the country’s border with Israel.
Deputy U.S. ambassador Robert Wood told a meeting of the 15-member Security Council that the international community must focus its efforts on strengthening Lebanese state institutions.
„The solution to this crisis is a not a weaker Lebanon. It’s a strong and truly sovereign Lebanon, protected by a legitimate security force, embodied in the Lebanese Armed Forces,“ he said.
Oct 11, 2024 8:49 AM IST
: US VP Kamala Harris bats for ceasefire amid war-like situation
Israel lebanon news live: U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said on Thursday that de-escalation was needed in the Middle East, amid Israel’s aggression against Gaza and Lebanon.
We have got to reach a ceasefire,“ Harris told reporters as she departed Las Vegas. Previous talks of a ceasefire mediated by the US government fell through after strikes and counterstrikes by Israel and Iran.
Oct 11, 2024 8:27 AM IST
Israel lebanon news live: Israeli airstrikes kill 22, wound 117 in Beirut
Israel lebanon news live:Israeli airstrikes hit two neighbourhoods in Beirut on Thursday evening, killing 22 people and wounding 117, Lebanon’s health ministry said.
The air raid targeted two neighbourhoods – Ras al-Nabaa area and Burj Abi Haidar area, and brought down one eight-story building.
The air raids were, reportedly, an attempt to kill Wafiq Safa, a top security official with the militant group, though Hezbollah’s Al Manar TV confirmed that Safa was not in the buildings that were bombed.
Oct 11, 2024 8:10 AM IST
Israel lebanon news live: Iranian military chief Esmail Qaani suspected of being Israeli spy
Israel lebanon news live: After the death of top Hezbollah leaders, including Hassan Nasrallah, IRGC chief Brigadier Esmail Qaani is being interrogated on suspicion of being a mole for Israeli forces, reported UK newspaper the Sun.
Qaani has been missing after the deaths of Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Saffiedine and sources told The Sun that Qaani was being questioned while under house arrest, under suspicion of spying for Israel.
Oct 11, 2024 7:32 AM IST
Israel lebanon news live: 2 UN peacekeepers wounded in Israeli strike
: On Thursday, the Israeli military also fired on UN peacekeeper headquarters in the town of Naqoura, hitting an observation tower and wounding two peacekeepers, who had to be hospitalized.
Israeli forces have been at odds with the UNIFIL, UN’s peacekeeping force in Lebanon, after it started a ground invasion on October 1, which was obstructed by peacekeepers on the border who refused to budge.
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