Wednesday 9 October 2024

Quarter of Lebanon under evacuation order says UN, as Israel-Hezbollah fighting continues

 A quarter of Lebanese territory is under "Israeli military displacement orders", according to the UN's Office of the High Commissioner for Human RightsAround 1.2m people have been displaced in Lebanon since Israel began intense air strikes last month 


  • In Beirut, people are sleeping on streets, beaches, and the main Martyrs' Square

  • In southern Lebanon, Hezbollah reports clashes with Israeli troops in eastern and western parts of the border

  • Overnight Israeli air strikes continued on Beirut, although residents said they seemed less intense than previous nights. Israel says it's hit 185 Hezbollah sites in past 24 hours

    published at 11:06 British Summer Time

    The Israeli army this morning gave an update on fighting in the past 24 hours, saying it hit approximately 185 Hezbollah targets in Lebanon.

    In a statement, the Israel Defense Forces says its soldiers engaged in "close-quarter encounters" with Hezbollah fighters on the ground in southern Lebanon, as well as carrying out more air strikes.

    During the on-the-ground fighting, an Israeli commander was killed in an exchange of fire, the IDF says.

    As a reminder, Hezbollah earlier claimed it has repelled Israeli incursions in eastern and western parts of the Lebanese border.

    The IDF also says it targeted 45 Hamas sites in the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours.

    A view shows a damaged site in the aftermath of Israeli strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, in Lebanon, October 8, 2024.Image source,Reuters
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    Rubble from a damaged building in Beirut's southern suburbs, as seen on Tuesday

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