2023-12-05 16:35:03
Column of smoke on the border between Israel and Lebanon – Europa Press/Contact/Ali Hashisho
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Syrian citizen dies in Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon
MADRID, 5 (EUROPA PRESS)
A Lebanese Army soldier has died and three others have been injured by a bombing carried out by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in the southern part of Lebanon, in an unprecedented incident since the escalation of the conflict in the area as a result of the attacks by the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) on October 7.
The Lebanese Army has assured in a brief statement published on social networks that the Israeli attack has reached a military base in the Kfarkela area, near the common border, and also within the area whose security a United Nations peace mission is trying to safeguard. United Nations (UNIFIL).
Subsequently, the Lebanese authorities have reported the death of a Syrian citizen who worked on a farm located between the villages of Zifta and Arnoun, in southern Lebanon, reports the newspaper ‘L’Orient Le Jour’.
The victim was taken to a hospital where he eventually died from injuries caused by shrapnel from Israeli artillery attacks. Two members of her family have also been injured.
The border has been the scene in recent weeks of a constant exchange of attacks between the forces of Israel and the Hezbollah group, which for the moment has ruled out clearly opening a new war front in support of Hamas, which controls the Strip. Loop. Both Hezbollah and the Israeli authorities confirmed new operations this Tuesday.
In the case of the IDF, they have claimed that they have bombed “terrorist” positions and infrastructure, including weapons warehouses. They have also reported the launch of several projectiles on Israeli territory, although all of them have fallen in open fields and with no evidence of damage.
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