Hezbollah says it repelled an attempt by Israeli forces to advance on the Lebanese border this Thursday (3), where the two sides have clashed since Israel launched a ground attack.
The militant group said it prevented an attempted advance by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) at the Fatima Gate border crossing, firing artillery at the advancing soldiers. They also said they stopped an Israeli attack near the town of Maroun Al-Ras.
Hezbollah also announced that it fired more rockets into Israel, targeting an Israeli settlement in the north of the country as well as a military outpost, saying the attacks were in support of Palestinians in Gaza and “in response to brutal Israeli aggression.”
THE CNN approached the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) for comment.
Also this Thursday, the Lebanese army confirmed the death of a Lebanese soldier who was carrying out a rescue mission with the Red Cross. The attack reportedly took place during an operation in the city of Taybeh, in the south of the country.
“(One) soldier was martyred and another injured as a result of an attack by the Israeli enemy while carrying out an evacuation and rescue mission in cooperation with the Lebanese Red Cross in the city of Taybeh – Marjayoun,” the Lebanese Armed Forces said in X.
New attacks
Three Israeli airstrikes hit the southern suburbs of Beirut on Thursday afternoon local time, “one of which targeted (the neighborhood of) Haret Hreik,” reports Lebanese state media NNA.
Hezbollah announced shortly after the explosions that its media office had been targeted, in a WhatsApp group it shares with reporters.
In the morning, new Israeli attacks in Lebanon left nine dead.
Several large explosions were heard by crews CNN in west Beirut.
The teams from CNN They have seen large plumes of smoke rising from the city’s southern suburbs and are hearing the sound of drones in the sky.
Understand the escalation in conflicts in the Middle East
Iran’s missile attack on Israel on the 1st marked a new stage in the regional conflict in the Middle East. On one side of the war is Israel, with support from the United States. On the other, the Axis of Resistance, which receives financial and military support from Iran and which has a series of paramilitary groups.
There are seven conflict fronts currently open: the Islamic Republic of Iran; Hamas, in the Gaza Strip; Hezbollah, in Lebanon; the Syrian government and the militias operating in the country; the Houthis, in Yemen; Shia groups in Iraq; and different militant organizations in the West Bank.
Israel has soldiers on three of these fronts: Lebanon, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. In the other four, it carries out aerial bombings.
The Israeli Army began a “limited ground operation” in Lebanon on September 30, days after Israel killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in a bombing of the group’s headquarters in the Beirut suburb.
The Israel Defense Forces say they have killed virtually the entire Hezbollah chain of command in similar bombings carried out in recent weeks. On September 23, Lebanon had its deadliest day since the 2006 war, with more than 500 fatalities.
At least two Brazilian teenagers died in the attacks. Itamaraty condemned the situation and called for an end to the conflict. With the increase in hostilities, the Brazilian government announced an operation to repatriate Brazilians in Lebanon.
In the West Bank, the Israeli military is trying to dismantle groups opposed to Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory.
In the Gaza Strip, Israel seeks to eradicate Hamas, responsible for the October 7 attack that left more than 1,200 people dead, according to information from the Israeli government. The Israeli operation killed more than 40,000 Palestinians, according to the enclave’s Ministry of Health, controlled by Hamas.
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar remains hidden in tunnels in the Gaza Strip, where dozens of Israelis kidnapped by Hamas are also believed to be in captivity.
This content was originally published in Hezbollah says it repelled an Israeli advance attempt in Lebanon on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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