The Israeli army attacked targets in Lebanon with attack helicopters. The military announced this on Monday. According to their own statements, the soldiers had already shot several armed suspects who had advanced into Israel from the neighboring country to the north. The military said they were looking for other suspects. According to information from the Israeli news channel “Channel 12”, three Israeli soldiers were injured in the incident.
Israel is mobilizing around 300,000 reservists because of the war with the Palestinian Islamic organization Hamas. More than 1,000 people have died in Hamas attacks and counterattacks so far.
October 9, 2023 | 02:40 According to a report from the Lebanese state news agency, four armed fighters crossed Lebanon’s southern border into Israeli territory from the border city of Dahaira. Exchanges of gunfire could be heard in videos from the border region. O Israeli armed forces told residents of the border region not to leave their homes.
After the Hamas terrorist attack, the country called up more reservists than ever before. More than 1,000 people have died on both sides since the fighting began.
October 9, 2023 | 01:41 minThe radical Shiite militia Hezbollah, which is closely allied with Iran, denied involvement in the incident via the nearby al-Manar television station. Later in the afternoon, the Palestinian militant organization Islamic Jihad in Palestine (PIJ) claimed responsibility. Its al-Kuds brigades crossed the border and injured seven Israeli soldiers, the terrorist organization wrote on its Telegram channel.
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The UN observation mission in Lebanon (Unifil) confirmed that explosions occurred near al-Bustan, in southwestern Lebanon. We are currently collecting more information. The Lebanese armed forces appealed to the population on the X short message service not to approach areas close to the border, but to seek safety. “The Israeli enemy is shelling the surrounding cities of al-Dhaira and Aita al-Shaab from the air and with artillery,” the statement said. Israel and Lebanon classify each other as “enemy states”.
On Sunday, Hezbollah claimed responsibility for launching rockets from southeast Lebanon into the Israeli border area. There was another rocket alarm in northern Israel on Monday. The Israeli army later said two mortars were fired from Lebanon toward Israel. One of them reached Lebanese territory. There are no reports of injuries.