Smoke rises after Israel shelled the southern Lebanese border village of Dhira on October 16, 2023. The Israeli army said on October 16 that it was evacuating residents living on the northern border with Lebanon as tensions there rise 10 days after the start of the war with Palestinian militant group Hamas in the Gaza Strip
Israel carried out night attacks against “terrorist targets”. Hezbollah At the Lebanon, informed his army on the morning of this Tuesday 17th (night of Monday 16th, according to Brazilian time). “The Israeli army is attacking military targets of the terrorist organization Hezbollah on Lebanese territory,” the armed forces said in a statement. Since the start of the war, sparked by Hamas’s unprecedented attack on Israel on October 7, clashes on the IsraelLebanese border have left about 10 people dead on the Lebanese side, most of them militants, as well as a journalist from the Portal news agency Agency. and two other civilians. At least two people were killed on the Israeli side.
The international community fears an escalation of the conflict between Israel and Hamas involving the proIranian Islamist group Hezbollah, an ally of the Palestinian group. After border conflicts, Israel began evacuating thousands of residents from 28 cities in the north of the country. As Jovem Pan showedHamas plans to release foreign hostages kidnapped in Israel. According to Abu Obeida, spokesman for the AlQasam Brigades, Hamas’ armed wing, hostages of “various nationalities” are considered “guests” of the Islamic group and will be released when “the conditions on the ground” are met. “Because we have nothing against them,” Obeida said. However, he admitted that if other countries helped Israel, these hostages would be considered Israelis.
*With information from AFP