Israel hit some areas in southern Lebanon in artillery shelling and airstrikes on Monday, amid ongoing warfare with the Palestinian resistance group Hamas.
An Israeli military spokesperson confirmed airstrikes by military helicopters in Lebanon, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported.
The official Lebanese news company stated Israeli artillery shelling expanded to the outskirts of Aita al-Shaab city within the nation’s south. A Lebanese safety supply in southern Lebanon stated that round 45 Israeli shells fell on the outskirts of the village of Dhayra within the Tyre area.
Israeli Channel 12 reported that three troopers have been wounded in an trade of fireside on the border with Lebanon.
Meanwhile, the United Nations Interim Forces in Southern Lebanon (UNIFIL) have urged most restraint on the Lebanese border with Israel within the wake of the huge escalation of violence.
“UNIFIL peacekeepers detected explosions near Al-Boustan in south-west Lebanon,” a press release by UNIFIL stated.
It added that the UNIFIL commander is in touch with the concerned events, “urging them to exercise maximum restraint..to prevent further escalation and loss of life.”
Over 123,000 individuals have to this point been displaced within the Gaza Strip for the reason that outbreak of the battle between Palestinian teams and Israel.
Israel has launched a whole bunch of strikes on Gaza since Saturday, when Hamas members launched a shock assault on Israel.
Gaza is residence to 2.3 million Palestinians, who’ve lived beneath a crippling Israeli blockade imposed after Hamas took energy in 2007.
Source: www.dailysabah.com