News on the situation in the Middle East: The Israeli army attacks Hezbollah positions in Beirut. Several soldiers die in fighting in southern Lebanon. The ticker.
Beirut – Israel carried out air strikes in Lebanon again on Friday night. The Israeli Air Force is said to have fired on eleven targets in Beirut. This is what the news agency reports DPA and relies on information from the Hezbollah environment. The targets are said to have been primarily in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital. This area is considered a terrorist militia stronghold.
According to the Lebanese News Agency NNA Fierce explosions are said to have occurred around Beirut after “more than ten consecutive attacks”. The news agency speaks of the “heaviest attacks on the southern suburbs” of Beirut since the beginning of the Israeli operation against Hezbollah positions in Lebanon. Also the French news agency AFP reported detonations in the Lebanese capital.
War in the Lebanon expands
As a result, the Israeli army confirmed successful attacks on the headquarters of Hezbollah’s intelligence service. Israeli fighter jets “attacked targets associated with Hezbollah’s intelligence headquarters in Beirut,” it said in a statement. The Israeli army also released a video from the war in Lebanon that appears to show the destruction of the intelligence building.
The Iranian-allied terrorist militia Hezbollah has been shooting since the terrorist attack Hamas On October 7, 2023, rockets were fired almost daily at the north of Israel. After the killing of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah by the Israeli army last week, the terrorist militia intensified its attacks. Several thousand people are said to have left their homes. According to the TV station CNN Israel’s northern border region is now deserted.
First losses for Israel in the Lebanon
The Israeli army, in turn, is apparently having to accept its first losses in operations in the southern part of Lebanon. According to a report by the British BBC Several Israeli soldiers were killed in Hezbollah mortar attacks and ambushes. Hezbollah confirmed heavy fighting with Israel in the border villages of Adaisseh, Kafr Kila, Maroun al-Ras and Yaroun.
Conflict in Lebanon: Joe Biden does not believe in an “all-out war”
US President Joe Biden has expressed its hope of avoiding further escalation due to the war in Lebanon. “I don’t think there will be an all-out war. I think we can avoid it,” Biden said. But there is “still a lot to do”.
Together with the government of Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu The US would discuss possible counterattacks after Iran’s missile attack on Israel. According to US media, Iran’s oil production could be targeted.
Ayatollah observes Friday prayers attack on Israel
In Iran itself, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has announced that he will personally lead Friday prayers and give a sermon. It would be the spiritual leader’s first Friday sermon in almost five years. Experts suspect the address to be the first indications of Iran’s plans in the conflict with Israel. The sermon would also take place just three days before the first anniversary of Hamas’ unprecedented major attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. The Iran recently attacked Israel with, among other things, the hypersonic missile “Fattah”. attacked. (dil/dpa/afp)
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