Five peacekeepers have been injured in three separate incidents since Thursday, the peacekeeping mission UNIFIL has said. The joint statement, co-signed by 34 countries, strongly condemned the attacks on UNIFIL peacekeepers and said such actions must be investigated.
Israel also eliminated Said Alaa Naif Ali, another Hamas official in Lebanon who led attacks against Israeli targets, and Saeed Atallah Ali, an official with the group's military wing. Israel has killed several Hamas officials in Lebanon since the Israel-Hamas war began in October 2023.
Hamas said an airstrike on the Beddawi refugee camp in Lebanon killed Atallah, his wife and two daughters. Israel has killed several Hamas officials in Lebanon since the Israel-Hamas war began in October 2023.
A blast was heard and smoke was seen over Beirut’s southern suburbs early on Saturday as the Israeli military issued three evacuation alerts. The IDF claimed to eliminate at least 250 Hezbollah members, including commander Mohammed Rashid Sakafi, on Friday.
Israel launched a series of airstrikes targeting Hezbollah official Hashem Safieddine, rumoured successor to its assassinated leader Hassan Nasrallah. Safieddine's fate remains unknown with no comments from Israel or Hezbollah.
Israel conducted air raids on Thursday midnight targeting Safieddine, who was the rumoured successor to its assassinated leader Hassan Nasrallah, in an underground bunker. Safieddine's current conditions are unknown and Israel has declined to comment.
The Israeli military claimed to have killed at least 15 Hezbollah members in Lebanon, while four Israeli soldiers were killed by a bomb detonated by the group. Israel is also planning to attack its arch-rival Iran in retaliation for Tuesday's missile barrage.
UNSC 1701 ended the month-long 2006 war between Hezbollah and Israel and called for a full Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon and that the Lebanese army and UN peacekeepers be the only armed force south of the Litani River.
The brewing conflict between Israel and Hezbollah has killed more than 600 people in recent days, displaced thousands in Lebanon and brought the Middle East to the brink of an all-out war. The US and France are working to avoid an escalation of hostilities and ensure the return of displaced people.
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