2024-10-01 06:49:29
International calls for de-escalation will not be ignored: “regional, territorial and targeted” ground operations against “terrorist targets and infrastructure” that Hezbollah began on Monday evening, Israel confirmed on Tuesday, October 1. Yesterday, the head of the UN Antonio Guterres expressed his opposition to any Israeli “land invasion” of Lebanon, while the head of French diplomacy, Jean-Noël Barrot, who traveled to Beirut, called on Israel to “manage for any land sensitivities” as well as a ceasefire.
Information to remember
⇒ Israeli ground operations have been launched in southern Lebanon
⇒ A French military ship was sent as a “precaution” in the event of a departure
⇒ Palestinian refugee camp targeted by Israeli strike
08h45
Israeli forces report ‘violent fighting’ in southern Lebanon
Reporting violent attacks in southern Lebanon, the Israeli army this Tuesday morning ordered Lebanese citizens not to travel south of Litani “in cars”.
08h20
Projectiles fired from Lebanon
The Israeli army reported projectiles Tuesday morning from Lebanon to northern Israel. After triggering the warning sirens in Metula and Avivim early in the morning, “several projectiles were identified coming from Lebanon” in each of these two areas, indicated a military press release according to which the projects involved have “met” and others have “fallen”, mainly, in uninhabited areas.
For its part, Hezbollah said it had targeted Israeli forces twice in Metula, on the border, announcing that it had fired weapons and then rockets at “enemy forces”.
07h15
The Palestinian army leader targeted the refugee camp
An official at a Palestinian camp in Sidon, in southern Lebanon, told AFP that an Israeli strike there had targeted a Palestinian militant leader on Tuesday. “The attack of Israel targeted the house of the son of Mounir Maqdah,” in the Ain al-Helweh camp, said the official, who requested anonymity. It was not immediately clear whether Mounir Maqdah, who Israel accuses of leading the Lebanese branch of the Palestinian Fatah group’s armed wing, was in the building. In August, Israel announced that it had killed his brother, Khalil Maqdah, who Israel also considered one of the leaders of the Fatah armed wing.
07h10
France sent a military ship as a “precaution” in the event of a retreat
A French Navy ship left Toulon on Monday to anchor itself off the coast of Lebanon as a “precaution”, in the event of the need to evacuate French citizens, AFP learned from the General Staff of the Armed Forces. The French amphibious aircraft carrier (PHA), which will take “5 to 6 days” to reach the area in the eastern Mediterranean, according to this source, is equipped with helicopters and a “battalion on board” that can mobilize in the event. of the evacuation of French nationals, if this was to be decided. “We are strengthening our resources to deal with the deterioration of the situation,” a senior official of the armed forces told AFP, specifying that at this stage “there is no question of the release of civilians”.
06h50
Washington agreed with Israel on the need to “dismantle Hezbollah’s attack infrastructure” in Lebanon
The Minister of Defense of the United States, Lloyd Austin, said that he is convinced, like Israel, of the “need to dismantle the attack infrastructure” of Hezbollah, after the launch on Monday night to Tuesday of “regional ground attacks” by Israel in the south Lebanon. Lloyd Austin also warned Tehran against a “direct military attack against Israel”, stressing the “serious consequences” this would cause Iran, according to a press release published on the X social network.
The Pentagon chief made the announcement after speaking with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. “We agree on the need to dismantle the attack infrastructure along the border to ensure that Lebanon’s Hezbollah cannot carry out October 7-style attacks on areas in northern Israel,” he said. “The high school decision is important” to see ensure the safety of citizens “on both sides of the border”, he reiterated.
06h45
Israel launched ‘limited’ ground operations in southern Lebanon
The Israeli army announced on Tuesday that ground troops had crossed the border to fight Hezbollah in villages in southern Lebanon, specifying in a statement that these ground operations that began on Monday evening were “limited, territorial and target” against terrorist targets and Hezbollah infrastructure. However, the soldiers did not say how many soldiers were involved in this attack. “These targets are located in villages near the border and are an immediate threat to Israeli communities in northern Israel,” he said.
Meanwhile, according to a Lebanese security official speaking on condition of anonymity, Israel launched at least six new attacks in south Beirut overnight, after the Israeli army ordered residents to evacuate the area. .
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