Israeli attacks killed 53 people across Lebanon in last 24 hours
Israeli attacks in the past 24 hours have killed at least 53 people and wounded 161, Lebanon’s Health Ministry says.
This brings the total to 3,103 deaths and 13,856 injuries as a result of those attacks since October 2023.
Location of Israeli attack on UNIFIL ‘crucial’
We have a United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) statement now. It says this afternoon, a uniform convoy bringing newly arrived peacekeepers to South Lebanon was passing side up when a drone strike occurred nearby.
Five peacekeepers were lightly injured and treated by the Lebanese Red Cross on the spot. The Lebanese army also says that three of their soldiers were injured as well, and three people have been killed.
A number of cars were also destroyed in that attack.
What is crucial about this attack is the location. The Awali checkpoint is one of the places where Israel issues a forced evacuation order. It tells people to go north of the Awali River. That’s where the checkpoint is.
So they’re telling people to go north of that particular checkpoint, but they’re also hitting that checkpoint as well. This is very, very concerning for UNIFIL, which has been attacked nearly 20 times since Israel announced its ground invasion.
Same thing that has been happening in Gaza for over a year now. Stay and get bombed or evacuate and get bombed.
Aftermath of an Israeli strike near Beirut airport
A Middle East Airlines (MEA) plane takes off from Beirut international airport as people inspect the damage at the area on the southern outskirts of Beirut that was targeted by overnight Israeli air strikes
UNESCO to consider Lebanese cultural site protection amid Israeli bombardment
The UN’s cultural body says it would hold a meeting later this month to consider enhanced protection of cultural sites in Lebanon as Israel presses its bombardment campaign on Lebanon.
An extraordinary session of a UNESCO committee will be held at the body’s Paris base on November 18 to consider the inscription of Lebanese cultural properties on UNESCO’s international list of sites under “enhanced protection” as well as more funding, it said.
