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17 Israeli soldiers killed in border clashes, says Hezbollah
Beirut, Oct 4: Hezbollah said in a statement that the group killed 17 Israeli soldiers in border confrontations over the day.
Lebanese military sources and Hezbollah sources told Xinhua that after clashes lasting for about 10 hours, Hezbollah combat groups were able to stop the Israeli advance towards the southeastern villages of Adaisseh and Kafr Kila.
“The intensity of the clashes between the two parties decreased after the Israeli force withdrew behind the borderline and were limited to exchanging rockets and artillery fire,” said the sources.
Lebanese military sources said violent clashes broke out Thursday afternoon between Hezbollah and an Israeli force that entered the villages of Adaisseh and Kafr Kila, Xinhua news agency reported.
The Israeli force of about 50 members crossed the Blue Line separating Lebanon and Israel, preceded by artillery shelling and airstrikes that targeted several towns and villages along the area, the sources said.
For its part, Hezbollah said in separate statements that its fighters targeted on Thursday a gathering of Israeli soldiers near the villages of Adaisseh and Kafr Kila with rockets and artillery shells, and detonated several explosive devices against the “hostile forces” that tried to infiltrate the two border villages.
The group added that it carried out 30 military operations on Thursday, targeting dozens of sites, gatherings, command centres, and artillery positions in northern Israel.
The Israeli army has not commented on the clashes yet.
A few days ago, the Israeli force started a “limited” ground operation in Lebanon, leading to heavy clashes with Hezbollah members on the Lebanese southern border.
Since October 8, 2023, Hezbollah and the Israeli army have been exchanging fire across the Lebanese-Israeli border amid fears of a broader conflict as the war between Hamas and Israel continues in the Gaza Strip.–(IANS)
28 healthcare workers killed in Lebanon in 24 hours: WHO
Geneva, Oct 4: The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that 28 healthcare workers have been killed in 24 hours in Lebanon amid escalating hostilities.
“Many health workers are not reporting to duty as they fled the areas where they work due to bombardments,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said during a briefing in Geneva on Thursday. “This is severely limiting the provision of mass trauma management and continuity of health services.”
He further said that the global health agency will not be able to deliver a large planned shipment of trauma and medical supplies to Lebanon on Friday due to flight restrictions, Xinhua news agency reported.
Lebanese Health Minister Firas Abiad reported on Thursday that a total of 1,974 people have been killed, including 127 children and 261 women, since the onset of the Hezbollah-Israeli conflict in October last year.
He said many hospitals were directly targeted, exacerbating the strain on Lebanon’s health system.
According to a statement issued Thursday by the European Union (EU) delegation to Lebanon, the EU will dispatch 30 million euros ($33.08 million) in humanitarian aid for Lebanon, in addition to the 10 million euros announced Sunday.
The clashes between Israel and Hezbollah intensified on October 8, 2023, when Hezbollah began launching rockets toward Israel in solidarity with Hamas in Gaza. This prompted retaliatory Israeli artillery fire and airstrikes in southeastern Lebanon.
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