At least 27 killed in new Israeli attacks in Lebanon
At least 27 people have been killed in new Israeli attacks in various parts of Lebanon. About twenty of them were in the province of Mount Lebanon.The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health reported this Sunday, indicating that three paramedics were among the victims.
According to the emergency operations center of the above department, in which city the attack with the highest number of deaths took place addressin Mount Lebanon, where at least “20 people, including three children, were killed, and six others were injured.”
According to the Lebanese National News Agency (ANI), another Israeli strike targeted a house in the “al-Lakkis neighborhood” in Baalbek, the main city of eastern Lebanon. During the night and early Sunday morning, Israel carried out a series of airstrikes against towns and villages in southern and eastern Lebanon, where the Hezbollah movement, against which Israel is at war, is well established, he said.
A man looks at the still-smoldering destruction at the site of an Israeli airstrike targeting the Baalbek neighborhood AFP/Nidal Solh
Israeli strikes on Saturday killed at least 20 people in the east and 13 in the south, according to health ministry data, including seven first responders linked to Hezbollah and its Shiite ally Amal.
Hezbollah has been shelling Israeli territory since October 8, 2023, the day after the start of the war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, in support of the Palestinian Islamic movement. Since September 23, the Israeli army has been carrying out a campaign of intensive attacks in Lebanon and since September 30, it has been carrying out ground attacks in the south of the country.
Dozens of people were killed in an attack on a house in Yabaliya.
On the other front of the conflict in the Middle East, dozens of people were killed and injured in an Israeli attack on a house in Jabaliya, north of the Gaza Strip, at dawn this Sunday, according to Palestinian doctors.
Pictures spread on social networks showed a dozen bodies wrapped in blankets and lying on the floor in the hospital. Residents have indicated this At least 30 people lived in the building that was attackedOfficial Palestinian news agency WAFA and Hamas media The death toll is estimated at 32The region’s health ministry did not immediately confirm the count.
Since October 6, Israel has intensified its offensive in northern Gaza, Jabaliya, Beit Hanoun and Beit Lahiya, to prevent Hamas militants from regrouping in the area and launching attacks against Israel. More than 1,800 Gazans have been killed this month.
The number of victims of the offensive that has lasted more than 400 days and has killed more than 43,600 people is rising, according to Gaza officials. 70% of the victims are women and childrenAccording to the United Nations, which also warns that famine could be “imminent” in the ravaged north in the coming days.
56% of Israelis call for more flexibility with Hamas
56% of Israelis believe that the Israeli government could be more flexible towards the demands that Hamas is making to seal a cease-fire agreement, and thus facilitate the release of about 100 hostages who The strip is still held by Islamists.
The data belongs to what is called Israeli Voice Index October 2024 Prepared by the Israel Democracy Institute. Among this majority, which is betting that the government will take another stance in negotiations for a ceasefire in the enclave, there is a Small gap between Israeli Jews (53.5%) and Israeli Arabs (67%)Who apparently believe that the executive should give more to Hamas.
With regard to the situation in the north of the country, where Israeli troops continue attacks and invasions of Lebanese territory, 54% of Jewish Israelis support continued fightingWhile 38% advocate a diplomatic agreement with Shia party-militia Hezbollah. The majority of these, again, are Israeli Arabs.