BEIRUT: Hezbollah claimed its fighters had pushed back advancing Israeli troops in clashes along the length of the border, a day after Israel said it had killed two successors to the Iran-backed Lebanese movement’s slain leader.
The group said it had fired several rocket salvos at Israeli troops near the village of Labbouneh in the western part of the border area, close to the Mediterranean coast, and had managed to push them back.
Israel is ‘Zionist terrorist organisation’: Turkey’s Erdogan
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday called Israel a “Zionist terrorist organisation” over its attacks on Gaza and Lebanon, and repeated his criticism of Western powers, namely the United States, over the support given to Israel.
Speaking to lawmakers from his ruling AK Party in parliament, Erdogan also said the cross-border fire between Israel and Iran in recent days had heightened the risk of a regional conflict.
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96% of Gazans do not have enough food, says PRCS
More than 90% of people in Gaza have been displaced, says UNRWA
41,965 Palestinians killed in Gaza offensive, says health ministry
Israel’s military offensive in the Gaza Strip has killed at least 41,965 Palestinians and wounded 97,590 since October 7, 2023, the Palestinian enclave’s health ministry said on Tuesday.
Netanyahu threatens Lebanon with destruction ‘like Gaza’
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Lebanon Tuesday it could face destruction “like Gaza” as Israel ramps up its ground offensive against Hezbollah along the southern section of the Lebanese coast.
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. — Reuters Netanyahu’s stark warning came as the Israeli military deployed more troops and urged civilians in coastal areas to evacuate.
