UN officials in Lebanon call for peace on Israel border on Eid al-Adha
Two UN officials based in Lebanon have warned there is a “very real” threat of miscalculation that could lead to a wider war as cross-border fighting between Hezbollah and Israel rages.
“As communities in Lebanon and around the world celebrate Eid Al-Adha, the UN family reiterates its call for all actors along the Blue Line to put down their weapons and commit to a path of peace,” the officials said.
The joint statement on Saturday came from the UN special coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, and the head of the UN peacekeeping forces in Lebanon, UNIFIL, Aroldo Lazaro.
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Israeli drone targets southern Lebanon’s Yaroun town
Israel has attacked the town of Yaroun in southern Lebanon with a drone, according to witnesses. The photo and footage circulating on social media showed a plume of smoke rising from the top of the hill in the area.
There were no immediate reports of casualties.
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Israel says it intercepted ‘suspicious’ target over southern Lebanon
The Israeli military says it intercepted a “suspicious aerial target over southern Lebanon”. According to its protocol, the Telegram post continued, no sirens were sounded, and there had been no injuries.
The army added that it had hit a “Hezbollah military structure in the area of Yaroun in southern Lebanon” from the air and fired artillery “to remove a threat in the area of Amra”.
Smoke billows from fires ignited by Israeli shelling on the forested areas of the southern Lebanese village of Deir Mimas on Saturday
Anger in Iraq over war on Gaza hits fever pitch
Faced with a population enraged by the ongoing killing in Gaza, the Iraqi government has struggled to stem attacks on US franchise restaurants as individuals and militias attack US interests in the country.
It was finally forced to deploy the elite Counter-Terrorism Service to secure certain locations. This latest mission is a far cry from the service’s original purpose, which was to combat ISIL in Iraq.
