More than 100 wounded arrive at Israeli hospital amid escalation with Hezbollah: Report
Israeli media outlet Walla quoted officials at Ziv Hospital in Safed, Isreal, who said that 110 wounded people, including soldiers, have arrived there for treatment in recent days.
Since Israel began its intense bombing campaign of Lebanon nearly two weeks ago, Hezbollah has also ramped up its attacks on Israel, launching rockets, missiles and drones deeper into its territory and with higher frequency.
The announcement of civilian casualties in Israel, however, is rare, whereas more than 2,000 Lebanese have been killed by Israel’s attacks, according to Lebanon’s Health Ministry.
Reports of Israeli strikes hitting Lebanon hospitals ‘disturbing’: UK
UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy has said reports that Israeli strikes hit “health facilities and support personnel” in Lebanon were “deeply disturbing”.
“All parties must comply with international humanitarian law,” Lammy added in a statement on X, as at least four hospitals in Lebanon announced the suspension of works and the UNHCR chief warned about strikes hitting healthcare infrastructure.
Israeli military issues new evacuation orders for Beirut suburbs
The Israeli military has issued a new evacuation order for three buildings in Dahieh in southern Beirut.
A new map was released that designates these buildings in areas of Burj al-Barajneh should be immediately evacuated. Civilians were told to leave the buildings “and those adjacent to them immediately and stay away from them for a distance of no less than 500 meters.”
Avichay Adraee, the Arabic-language spokesman for the Israeli military, said” “You are located near Hezbollah facilities and interests, against which the IDF will operate in the near future.”
عاجل ‼️ انذار عاجل إلى سكان الضاحية الجنوبية وتحديدًا المتواجدين في المباني المحددة في الخرائط المرفقة في برج البراجنة
🔴أنتم متواجدون بالقرب من منشآت ومصالح تابعة لحزب الله حيث سيعمل ضدها جيش الدفاع على مدى الزمني القريب
🔴من أجل سلامتكم وسلامة أبناء عائلتكم عليكم اخلاء… pic.twitter.com/50XsqzYO4Z
— افيخاي ادرعي (@AvichayAdraee) October 5, 2024
New Israeli air attack hits Beirut suburbs
We reported earlier that the Israeli army issued an evacuation order for residents of some buildings in Beirut’s southern suburbs. Soon after that, an Al Jazeera correspondent said an Israeli air attack hit the area.
‘Massive explosion’
An absolutely massive explosion, we have seen at least two strikes, possibly three, just in the last few minutes with flames reaching up to the sky and the sound reverberating around Beirut.
This is happening in the southern suburbs of the capital.
I have been listening to strikes happening there throughout the day.
Smoke and flames rise over Beirut's southern suburbs, as seen from Sin El Fil, Lebanon, on Saturday.
A CNN team in Beirut heard the sound of rumbling and distant blasts in the southern part of the capital about 30 minutes after the Israeli military issued more evacuation warnings late Saturday.
Big red flashes and a ball of flames could be seen erupting in Beirut’s southern suburbs, the team reported. There was also the persistent buzzing of drones, as has become common in recent weeks.
