Beirut (Al-Ittihad, agencies)
Israel expanded evacuation warnings for villages and towns in southern Lebanon, coinciding with the intensification of its attacks in the southern suburb of Beirut and other Lebanese areas, where it announced the targeting of 2,000 Hezbollah sites within 4 days of the ground operation. This came as
The United Nations announced that most of the 900 shelter centers in Lebanon have become full of displaced people, noting an increase in the number of people fleeing Israeli strikes who are sleeping in the open, whether on the roads or in public parks.
Israeli army spokesman Avichay Adraee said yesterday that the army had warned residents of more than 20 other towns in southern Lebanon of the need to evacuate immediately.
The spokesman stated that this area is close to Hezbollah facilities, which are expected to be targeted by Israeli operations in the near future.
Yesterday, the Israeli army called on residents of specific areas of the Burj al-Barajneh neighborhood in southern Beirut to evacuate their homes.
The Israeli army also announced yesterday that its forces struck more than 2,000 sites during a 4-day ground operation in southern Lebanon.
An army statement said, “More than two thousand military targets were struck, including militants, military installations, weapons, and others.”
Yesterday, the Israeli army monitored the launching of more than 100 missiles from Lebanon, causing fires and material damage without human casualties, with sirens sounding in dozens of northern settlements.
Israeli media said: “Since the morning hours, more than 100 missiles were recorded from Lebanon, and fires broke out in the Galilee region.”
She pointed to the sound of sirens in the Upper Galilee and Western Galilee in northern Israel.
Sirens also sounded in the city of Karmiel, near Haifa, where interceptions of missiles coming from Lebanon were recorded.
Israeli media reported that fires broke out near the “Tfiyon” settlement in the Upper Galilee, and that firefighting crews were trying to extinguish them.
In addition, three hospitals, two of them in southern Lebanon and another on the outskirts of the southern Beirut suburb, announced the suspension of their services yesterday, due to heavy Israeli raids in their vicinity that caused damage to at least one of them.
The administration of Mays al-Jabal Governmental Hospital in southern Lebanon, which is located directly on the border with Israel, announced the evacuation of the hospital and the cessation of work in all its departments.
She said in a statement: “One year after the start of the aggression against southern Lebanon, with the accompanying attacks and targeting by the enemy that affected the hospital and its workers, and after the intensification of the siege on the front border villages in the south, and the cutting of roads and supply lines to the hospital, and with the difficulty of medical teams arriving.” And the interruption of electricity, diesel fuel, medicines, medical supplies, food, and water. We regretfully announce the evacuation of Mays al-Jabal Governmental Hospital and the cessation of work in all its departments.”
Yesterday, the Marjayoun Governmental Hospital in southern Lebanon, which is also located directly on the border and is considered one of the front villages, also announced the evacuation of the medical staff from the hospital, and thus the hospital stopped working as well.
The administration of Saint Therese Hospital in the Al Hadath area on the outskirts of the suburb also reported the cessation of hospital services after severe damage occurred to the building and equipment following violent raids in its vicinity.
In turn, Lebanese Transport Minister Ali Hamiyah said yesterday that an Israeli raid on the Masnaa border crossing cut off the road to Syria.
He added that the Israeli bombing caused the closure of a road that hundreds of thousands of people used to flee in recent days.
Hamiya explained that the strike occurred immediately after the border crossing, but within Lebanese territory, and stated that it created a hole 4 meters wide.
Meanwhile, an official at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said yesterday that 900 government shelters in Lebanon are mostly full, adding that an increasing number of people fleeing Israeli bombing are sleeping in the open.
“Most of the approximately 900 government shelters in Lebanon no longer have capacity,” UNHCR spokeswoman Rula Amin said at a press briefing in Geneva.
She added, “With the arrival of winter, UNHCR is concerned that the conditions of those affected by the escalation of the conflict will deteriorate.”
“The roads are crowded and people are sleeping in public parks, on the streets and on the beach,” said Matthew Luciano, head of the International Organization for Migration’s office in Lebanon.
Luciano confirmed that most of the shelters were full, including those in Beirut and Mount Lebanon, but said that some still had space.
He stated that a large number of the current shelters are schools, which means the disruption of studies.
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