Since the start of the week, tens of thousands of people have fled southern Lebanon to take refuge around Beirut and in Syria, while Israel bombs Hezbollah targets.
According to the International Organization for Migration, more than 200,000 people have been displaced in Lebanon since Hezbollah began firing rockets into northern Israel in support of Hamas last October.
According to Lebanon’s health ministry, a total of 1,540 people have been killed within its borders during this period, almost half of them in the past week, when Israeli airstrikes devastated parts of the country. of the country.
Israel has significantly intensified its attacks on Lebanese targets, saying it intends to eliminate Hezbollah’s military capabilities and its top commanders.
Senior Israeli officials have threatened to repeat the destruction of Gaza in Lebanon if Hezbollah air attacks continue.
Shooting from Lebanon towards Israel continued on Friday, and one man was injured by shrapnel.
The Israeli military said four drones crossed the border, but all were intercepted. Earlier in the day, ten more projectiles entered Israel from Lebanon, some of which were intercepted and others falling in fields.
Meanwhile, an Israeli airstrike in Syria killed five Syrian army soldiers and injured another, according to the official Syrian news agency SANA.
The United States, France and other allies jointly called for a 21-day ceasefire. The Lebanese Minister of Foreign Affairs welcomed this proposal and denounced the “systematic destruction of Lebanese border villages” by Israel.
However, Benjamin Netanyahu affirmed on Thursday that Israel will continue to strike Hezbollah “with all his strength” and that he will not stop until his goals are achieved.
He is scheduled to speak this Friday at the UN General Assembly in New York. The subject should inevitably be addressed there.
Israeli military vehicles were seen transporting tanks and armored vehicles towards the country’s northern border with Lebanon, and commanders appealed for reservists.