The hours before ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, agreed thanks to the mediation efforts of the United States, both sides have taken advantage of them to launch attacks against the other. The Shiite terrorist group has announced attacks against “sensitive military targets” in Tel Aviv at the same time that the Hebrew Army ordered the evacuation of several areas south of Beirut.
However, the scheduled time of entry into force of the cessation of hostilities – 3:00 in the morning, peninsular time – has been met in respect of the commitment of all the parties involved. «The decision of the Israeli Security Cabinet to approve the truce is correct and important, but it must be clear: the State of Israel will defend its citizens at any time, anywhere and in any way,” Netanyahu said on his
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have launched several attacks against different parts of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, after ordering new evacuations and just an hour after the president of the United States, Joe Biden, confirmed this Tuesday that the Israeli and Lebanese authorities have accepted a ceasefire between the Israeli Army and the Shiite militia party.
The first evacuation orders have been directed to the residents of the neighborhoods of Burj el Barajné and Al Ghobeiri, located south of the center of Beirut, near the Rafik Hariri International Airport, detailed the Arabic spokesman for the IDF, Avichai Adrai. on his official profile on social networks, where he usually reports on evacuation orders in Lebanon.
Adrai has shared several images with the exact locations of the Israeli Army attacks considering that “Hezbollah interests and facilities” are located in these areas. “For your safety and that of your family members, you must evacuate these and adjacent buildings immediately,” he added.
Shortly after, the warning was extended to the Bachoura neighborhood, in the heart of the Lebanese capital. In particular, the IDF’s “target” is a building located in the vicinity of the Syro-Catholic Cathedral of St. George.
These evacuation orders occur on a day in which the Israeli Army has intensified its attacks against the capital of Lebanon, and also marked by the agreement reached between the parties in conflict to begin a ceasefire starting this morning. .
Attacks in shooting and other locations in Lebanon
Likewise, the Israeli Army has carried out attacks in other parts of the country. In Tyre, southern Lebanon, the Israeli air forces have launched two strikes, according to the state news agency NNA, which has reported no casualties so far.
Previously, the Lebanese Ministry of Health reported the death of two people in a town near Sidon, four people in Mazrat Beit Mishik, in the Baalbek-Hermel governorate, as well as one death and five injuries in Hadath, south of the capital, due to Israeli attacks.
Hezbollah in Israel
For its part, the Lebanese Shiite militia party Hezbollah announced on Tuesday night the launch of drone attacks against “sensitive military targets” in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv “and its suburbs.”
In a statement broadcast by the television network related to the Al Manar group, Hezbollah has stated that these are a “response to the attack on the capital Beirut and the massacres committed by the Israeli enemy against civilians” and has assured that “the operation achieved its goals”.
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