In the south of the country, two individuals were injured Peacekeeping forces United Nations when it was launched Israeli tank Fire struck a control tower at the force’s main headquarters in Ras Naqoura, prompting the United Nations to say that the danger to its personnel was increasing.
Conflict broke out between Israel andHezbollah A year ago, when the group supported by Iran Fire in support of the movement agitation Palestinians at the beginning of the war on Gaza.
The past few weeks have witnessed major developments, as Israel has been bombed The southern suburb of Beirut And the south of the country and the Bekaa Valley, which resulted in the killing of many senior Hezbollah leaders.
The security sources said that Wafiq Safa, who heads the Hezbollah liaison and coordination unit responsible for working with the Lebanese security services, was targeted by Israel on Thursday evening, but he survived.
The Israeli strikes hit a neighborhood filled with residential buildings and shops in the heart of Beirut.
Israel did not issue evacuation warnings before the strikes and did not previously attack the area located a long distance from the southern suburbs of Beirut, where Hezbollah headquarters are subject to repeated Israeli bombing.
The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced that 22 people were killed and 117 injured, and a security source said that among the dead was a family of 8 members, including 3 children, who were evacuated from the south.
The attempt to assassinate Safa, whose role combines security and political affairs, comes within the framework of expanding the scope of Israel’s targeting of leaders in Hezbollah, as it was focusing on military commanders and senior leaders in the group.
Peacekeepers ‘in danger’
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said that two members of its peacekeeping force were injured at one of the sites when they fell from a watchtower that was hit by Israeli tank fire inside the force’s main headquarters in Ras Naqoura.
UNIFIL described the attacks on peacekeepers as a “serious violation of international humanitarian law.”
The White House said on Thursday that the United States is deeply concerned about reports that Israeli forces opened fire on UNIFIL positions, and that Washington is pressuring Israel to obtain details.
The Israeli army said in a statement that its forces carried out an operation in the Naqoura area in southern Lebanon, near a UNIFIL base.
“Accordingly, the Israeli army issued instructions to the United Nations forces in the area to remain in protected places, and as a result, the forces opened fire in the area,” Israel’s statement said, adding that it maintains regular contact with UNIFIL.
UNIFIL spokesman Andrea Tenenti said that the peacekeepers are determined to remain in their positions despite the Israeli attacks and the Israeli army’s orders to leave.
