Israeli military issues threats to residents of 22 Lebanese towns
The Israeli military has told residents of another 22 towns and villages in southern Lebanon to immediately evacuate or risk being killed, ostensibly due to “Hezbollah elements, facilities or weapons” being present in the large areas.
“You are prohibited from heading south, and any movement towards the south poses a danger to your life,” an Israeli army spokesman said on X, adding that residents must move north of Awali River.
Many of the towns, including Aita al-Shaab, Ramyah and Hanine, have already been extensively bombed by Israeli fighter jets and drones.
‘Israel keeps attacking residential buildings’
It has been an intense night of bombing at many locations in the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon as was the case yesterday. The Lebanese authorities say search and rescue crews are trying to get people out from under the rubble. There are also bodies of those killed under the rubble and we are still waiting for those figures.
What we have been witnessing is Israeli attacks on residential buildings. We understand that Israel said it is going after Hezbollah ammunition depots, but what we have seen is attacks on residential buildings.
Meanwhile Hezbollah has been escalating its attacks on Israeli forces, who continue to relentlessly drop bombs on Lebanon and push with their ground invasion, having just released another evacuation order.
Israeli soldiers have attacked the town of Khiam, at the border near the Israeli town of Metula, and opposite the Lebanese town of Kfar Kila where military operations are also taking place.
Israeli air raids have been pounding various areas of southern Lebanon since early morning. About 10 villages and towns have been hit, mostly in the Tyre area.
Air raids hit the Bekaa Valley as well, where civil defence teams continue to work on extracting victims from under the rubble of homes.
Lebanon’s Health Ministry reported that seven people were killed yesterday in Israeli raids on the southern coast of Lebanon between Sidon and Tyre.
Hezbollah said in a site near Aita al-Shaab along the border, the Israeli army tried to infiltrate, with Lebanese fighters firing a guided missile to disable an Israeli bulldozer trying to pave the way for tanks and soldiers.
Iran parliament speaker visits Israeli attack site in central Beirut: Report
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has visited the site accompanied by two Hezbollah legislators, according to the AFP news agency.
The Israeli air raid on Thursday night in the densely populated Basta area killed at least 22 people. It had targeted the Lebanese group’s security chief Wafiq Safa, but his fate remains unknown, according to multiple reports quoting Hezbollah sources.
Iran says it will send aid to Lebanon if Beirut air corridor can be opened
Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has reiterated his promise that Tehran stands by the people, government and resistance forces of Lebanon amid Israeli attacks.
“Iran is ready to help the war-stricken, displaced and wounded people under the supervision of the Lebanese government and send assistance if an air corridor can be opened by the government for Beirut,” he said following a meeting with Lebanese Parliament Speaker and Amal Movement leader Nabih Berri.
“Iran will certainly continue to support all decisions taken by the people, government and resistance in this period.”
In a symbolic move, the former air force commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) personally piloted the plane that got him to the Rafic Hariri International Airport as fires and smoke resulting from the latest Israeli attacks could be seen.
Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, centre, visits the site of Thursday’s deadly Israeli air attack in Beirut, Lebanon, October 12
