Lebanese PM calls Israel’s evacuation orders a ‘war crime’
Najib Mikati has blasted Israel for its evacuation orders, the latest of which came today and displaced people in 10 towns and villages, as residents of Baalbek, Ain Bourday and Duris received renewed evacuation orders.
“The threats issued by the Israeli enemy against Lebanese civilians to evacuate entire cities and displace them from their areas and homes is an additional war crime, added to the series of crimes committed by the Israeli enemy, including killing, destruction and sabotage,” he said, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency.
Mikati said he has conveyed this position to all diplomatic bodies, calling for intensifying political pressure to stop the deadly Israeli aggression. He also met with US Ambassador Lisa Johnson and Egyptian envoy Alaa Moussa as part of his efforts to reach a ceasefire for Lebanon.
Authorities in northern Israel say 5 people killed by projectiles fired from Lebanon
The local council of a town in northern Israel says projectiles fired from Lebanon have killed five people, including four foreign workers. The Metula regional council reported the attack.
According to Israel’s Channel 12, one of the casualties was an Israeli citizen while the other four were foreign nationals. The Times of Israel identified the victims as agricultural workers.
The Israeli army said on Telegram two projectiles were identified crossing from Lebanon and falling in an open area in Metula. The Israeli army reported intercepting 30 rockets over the central, upper and western Galilee regions.
UN says war has killed one child a day in Lebanon in past month
The United Nations children’s agency says the Israel-Hezbollah war has killed at least one child a day in Lebanon over the past month. “Since October 4 of this year, at least one child has been killed and 10 injured daily,” UNICEF said, adding that “the ongoing war in Lebanon is upending children’s lives.”
Six Lebanese paramedics killed in four Israeli attacks in three hours
The Ministry of Health in Lebanon reports that the Israeli military has killed six medics and wounded four others in multiple attacks today. It said Israeli forces hit a gathering point for the civil defence forces, killing four medics. Two other medics were killed in two further incidents.
There was another attack in the town of Salaa, which destroyed an ambulance, but the paramedic operating it “miraculously survived”.
“The international community’s silence regarding this brutality is unjustified at a time when voices must be raised to restore humanitarian laws and put an end to the machine of brutality that continues to kill front-line personnel,” the ministry said in a statement carried by the National News Agency of Lebanon.
The number of paramedics killed since the beginning of the aggression has risen to 178, with 279 wounded, and 246 vehicles hit.
