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Israeli attacks killed 51 in Lebanon on Saturday
At least 51 people were killed and 174 were wounded in Israeli attacks across Lebanon on Saturday, the country’s Health Ministry said.
More than 2,306 people have been killed and more than 10,598 wounded since last October when Hezbollah and Israel started trading fire along the border.
The vast majority of casualties took place since mid-September when the Israeli army expanded its military focus from fighting in Gaza to its northern border with Lebanon, intensifying its bombing campaign across the country, including the capital Beirut.
Israel ‘pursuing an occupation policy towards Lebanon’
Turkey says Israel’s repeated attacks on the UN peacekeepers in Lebanon show that the Israeli government intends to extend its occupation to Lebanon.
“The Israeli Government’s repeated attacks on UNIFIL are a clear indication of its policy of occupying Lebanon and its willingness to use military power without hesitation,” Turkey’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement, adding that UNIFIL’s mission to maintain regional security is of critical importance.
“It is incumbent on each member of the UN Security Council to prevent attacks by Israel against the UN forces that they themselves have mandated,” the ministry said. It called on all states to take a common position against Israel and the countries that arm it.
Mapping cross-border attacks between Israel and Lebanon (updated to Oct 4th)
The exchange of strikes between Israel and Hezbollah has been going on since October 8, 2023, when Hezbollah first launched attacks on Israel in solidarity with the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip as Israel waged war on the enclave.
Since then, Israel has launched more than four times as many attacks on Lebanon as Hezbollah has on Israel with at least 9,891 strikes.
