BEIRUT, October 4, 2024 – Fifty-six people have died in Israeli air strikes over the last day, Lebanon’s health ministry said. The Israeli Defense Forces reported they had attacked Hezbollah’s intelligence headquarters in Beirut as fighting along the Israel-Lebanon border was fierce. Nine Israeli soldiers have also been reported dead since ground raids started early this week.
Israel’s military has intensified its assault against Hezbollah
By launching aerial and ground attacks on several strategic points in southern Lebanon. So far, the air campaign has killed over 1,000 people, and hundreds of thousands have been forced to flee their homes. The Lebanese cities are facing immense pressure from the airstrikes as the Israeli forces are expanding their offensive to secure their northern border. The ground assaults have led to the direct clash between the Israeli troops and the Hezbollah militants, particularly at the Fatima Gate border crossing.
In a statement, the Israeli army said that Captain Ben Zion Falach,
21 years old, died on Wednesday in combat in southern Lebanon. The death toll from Israeli soldiers killed in the conflict rose to nine on Wednesday. In response, several rocket strikes were launched by Hezbollah-one of which hit Israel’s Sakhnin base in Haifa Bay.
Hezbollah says it has repelled Israeli ground operations,
So far successfully countering the Israeli military’s efforts over recent days. Hezbollah continues to launch rockets across the border into northern Israel, keeping towns in a state of high alert; sirens constantly warn townspeople to take shelter.
Israeli air strikes also attacked
Lebanese civilian infrastructure. Central Beirut was rattled by a storm of aerial bombardments that targeted Hezbollah-related installations, one of which included an emergency services facility run by the terrorist organization, killing seven workers. Another was the killing of a soldier from the Lebanese army by an Israeli air attack on an army outpost in the Bint Jbeil region-the third Lebanese military casualty in the war.
Lebanon officials have condemned the situation as over 40 rescuers and firefighters have lost their lives in the Israeli strikes over the last three days, with health minister Firass Abiad confirming this. Israel did not comment on the allegations of targeting rescue operations but stressed a military approach to its campaign, reporting its attacks on Hezbollah targets in the territory of Lebanon to be more than 200.
The humanitarian cost is also increasing with the level of violence,
And Lebanese civilians are advised by Israeli authorities to evacuate from the southern parts of the country due to the danger. The war has had no indication of slowing down as Hezbollah continues its cross-border rocket fire, and Israel claims to continue the operations until security is restored at the northern frontier.
46 Lebanese civilians killed in past 24 hours by Israeli airstrikes. Israeli military strikes Hezbollah’s intelligence headquarters in Beirut for second day, Nine Israeli soldiers reported killed in border clashes, Hezbollah rockets continue, targeting Israeli military facilities. Lebanese health ministry reports over 1000 dead since this conflict commenced.
