Islamic Resistance in Iraq claims three drone attacks on Haifa
The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, a collection of Iran-backed militias, have claimed three drone attacks on the Israeli port city of Haifa in recent hours. It said it had attacked a “vital target”, without offering more details. It’s not clear if there are casualties, injuries or damage. Israeli authorities are yet to comment on the attacks.
The group has released footage allegedly showing the launching of one of the drones towards Israel.
The Islamic Resistance in #Iraq published a video of a drone launch toward a vital Israeli target in #Haifa. pic.twitter.com/Kfw1tUH134
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) November 5, 2024
Islamic Resistance of Iraq claims responsibility for drone attack on southern Israel
The coalition of armed groups has claimed responsibility for a drone attack against a “vital target” in southern Israel. The group said its fighters had carried out a “drone attack on a vital target in the south” of Israel, claiming it was the sixth such attack today.
The Israeli military said earlier it had intercepted a drone approaching from the east.
Hundreds of Lebanese refugees arriving in Iraq every day, UN says
The UN’s refugee agency (UNHCR) says an average of 400-600 refugees from Lebanon have been arriving in Iraq every day over the past week. Altogether, at least 28,350 refugees from Lebanon have arrived in the country since the escalation between Israel and Hezbollah in September, it said.
Most of the refugees are Lebanese, but there has also been an uptick in the arrival of Syrians and Palestinians, the agency said. The majority of the refugees are being hosted in Najaf and Karbala, it added.
The agency on Monday reported that an estimated 472,000 people from Lebanon have crossed into Syria in recent weeks.
Israel’s attacks on Lebanon have also displaced hundreds of thousands of people within the country. The Lebanese government said 1.2 million people are affected, while the International Organization for Migration said at least 842,648 people have been forced to flee their homes.
