Israel’s army has launched an attack against the Lebanese town of Khiam, in southern Lebanonafter intercepting three rockets fired from that area against the Israeli town of Metula, in what is the first cross -border attack Since December.
The Ministry of Health of Lebanon has confirmed so far two deceasedamong them a girl, for an Israeli bombing over Toulin, in the northern municipality of Nabatiye that has left at least eight injuredamong them two children. However, the situation is still confusing: the mayor of the town, Malek Aouali, estimates that Israeli attacks could have left up to four deaths, as the newspaper has known The East the day.
Waiting for Hizbulá to rule on this issue, The Lebanese Army has dismantled three primitive wooden launches and insured to Israel who is doing everything possible to guarantee security in the area. The president of Lebanon, Joseph Aoun, and his prime minister, Nawaf Salam, They have made an immediate call this Saturday in unison at the calm on the border with Israel in the face of the resumption of clashes and bombing crosses.
“What happened today in the south It constitutes a persistent attack against Lebanon And undermines the rescue plan agreed by all Lebanese, “said the president, who has urged” all the relevant forces in the area ” “Follow what is happening with maximum seriousness to avoid any impact. “
The Chief of the General Staff of the Israeli Army, General Eyal Zamir, He warned at the beginning of the attack that his forces will respond “severity” and remembered to the Lebanese government that has the duty to preserve the high fire reached in November between Israel and the militia of Hezbollah.
Salam, on the other hand, has warned that military activity on the southern border of Lebanon “could drag a new and devastating war” to the country and announced contacts with the country’s defense minister, Michel Mansi, to guarantee, in evening reference to Hizbulá, which “Only the Lebanese state has authority over war and peace.”
The cessation of hostilities implied that both Israel and Hezbollah had to withdraw their troops from southern Lebanon. However, The Israeli army has not completely retired and has maintained five positions in the territory of its neighboring countrywielding that militias still remain active in the area.
Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has ended up ordering a new bombing operation anyway against “dozen of Hizbulá objectives” after the interception And Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz has also notified reprisals. “We have promised security to the communities of Galilee” – the denomination used by the Israel government to refer to the north of the country –“And that is exactly what will happen,” He has let Katz know.
For its part, the Israeli army has also confirmed Attacks against “dozens of Hizbulá launcher positions and a command center “of the militia in southern Lebanon, without giving more details.
