According to local media, Israeli troops launched more than 30 airstrikes on residential neighborhoods south of the Lebanese capital. Israeli offensive against a mosque kills at least 19 people in the Gaza Strip The Israeli army launched more than 30 attacks in different parts of the outskirts of Dahye, Beirut, which experienced its “most violent” dawn in a year of conflict, reported this Sunday. (06/10) the Lebanese National News Agency (ANN).
Lebanon’s Health Ministry reported Sunday that Israeli attacks killed 23 people and wounded 93 others in the country the previous day.
The southern suburbs of Beirut recorded the most violent night since the start of the aggression, having been the target of more than 30 attacks, the echoes of which were heard in Beirut and whose black smoke covered all areas of the suburbs”, he the state news agency reported.
The attack hit at least five different residential neighborhoods in Dahye, as well as a petrol station on the road connecting the capital to Rafic Hariri international airport, the only operational one in the country, where flights have been limited for weeks.
Israel says it attacked ‘terrorist facilities’
The Israeli army confirmed that it had launched a series of night attacks in the vicinity of the city, claiming to have hit “ammunition depots and other terrorist infrastructure”, according to a military statement.
Last week, its fighter jets and drones bombed Dahye daily, a key stronghold of the Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah, which had been largely spared attacks during most of the conflict that began in October 2023.
However, as part of the strong escalation launched by Israel since mid-September, several bombings and attacks have occurred in the area that Israel claims were “directed” against Hezbollah leaders, such as the one that killed its secretary general, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah. , a week ago.
At the same time, Israeli forces have been involved in ground fighting inside Lebanese territory, in the areas adjacent to the border, where nine soldiers have been killed, and are carrying out an intense bombing campaign against the south and the east of the country, also fiefdoms. of the Shiite group.
Repatriation of Brazilians
This Saturday, a Brazilian Air Force (FAB) plane took off from Beirut with 229 Brazilians on board. Among them there are 10 newborns. Three pets are also shipped to Brazil.
The plane is expected to arrive in Brazil this Sunday, after a “technical stop” for refueling in Lisbon before the final journey to Sao Paulo’s air base in Guarulhos.
This is the first rescue flight of Operation Cedar Roots. The goal is to repatriate up to 500 people per week. More than 3,000 have expressed interest in returning to Brazil. It is estimated that around 20 thousand Brazilians live in Lebanese territory.
Mosque attack kills at least 19 people in Gaza
An Israeli attack on a mosque in the Gaza Strip on Sunday morning killed at least 19 people, Palestinian sources said, as Israel steps up its bombing in northern Gaza.
The mosque hosted refugees. The building is near the main hospital in the central city of Deir al-Balah. Four more people were killed in an attack on a school housing displaced people near the city.
The Israeli military said both attacks targeted Hamas terrorists.
The war in Gaza erupted nearly a year ago with Hamas’ unprecedented attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023, killing more than 1,200 people.
According to the Health Ministry, Israel’s retaliatory offensive against Gaza has killed at least 41,825 people in the territory ruled by Hamas, considered a terrorist group by the EU and several countries.
md (EFE, AFP, Agência Brasil, ots)
Source: Terra
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