Israeli army drills simulate combat near Lebanon border
The Israeli military has published videos and photos on its official website, saying it showed its fighters carrying out military exercises simulating combat scenarios in the northern border area with Lebanon.
The drills that took place last week trained the Israeli soldiers for “responding to various threats with the cooperation of the infantry, armor and fire forces”, the army update said.
The troops also practised combat scenarios “in a tangled terrain that simulates combat on a northern route, progress along a mountain route and the use of gradual fire”, the statement added.
US advises citizens to avoid travel to Lebanon
The US has issued a travel advisory urging its citizens to stay away from Lebanon, as tensions soar along its border with Israel. “We remind US citizens to strongly reconsider travel to Lebanon,” said the notice published by the US Embassy in Lebanon.
In particular, US citizens should avoid going to Lebanon’s south, its border with Syria, and refugee settlements, the advisory specified. The advisory said the Lebanese government could not ensure US citizens’ safety in the event of “sudden outbreaks of violence and armed conflict”.
The advisory comes after Germany and the Netherlands issued similar notices calling on their citizens to leave Lebanon yesterday.
As well as Canada. It's not a good sign when all the close allies of Israel, trying to stave of all out war with Hezbollah (or so they say) tell their citizens to leave.
Israeli air attack targets southern Lebanon’s Aitaroun: Report
من مكان الغارة في عيترون pic.twitter.com/dYSStbwqHD
— bintjbeil.org (@bintjbeilnews) June 27, 2024
Israel has carried out an air attack on the Aitaroun village in the Nabatieh governorate in southern Lebanon, according to local media.
A photo shared by the Bint Jbeil online newspaper showed a plume of smoke rising in the background of a residential area in between two hills and later a separate image documented a huge pile of rubble, resembling a house levelled to the ground.
🚨غارة عنيفة استهدفت بلدة عيترون pic.twitter.com/R7ty0QmvAQ
— bintjbeil.org (@bintjbeilnews) June 27, 2024
