And Lebanon with a ceasefire with Israel in force is little different from a Lebanon in the middle of war. With dozens of fatalities daily In the country of cedars, this difference has been reduced again this week with forced evacuation orders recycled from the days of conflict. This Wednesday the Israeli Army ordered the inhabitants of Numberthe main coastal city in southern Lebanon, and the surrounding towns and refugee camps to leave their homes and move to the Zahrani River, about 40 kilometers from the border between the two countries. It has only excluded the small Christian neighborhood from the coast. The day before he did the same with Nabatiyathe large inland city in the south of the country.
Throughout the day, Israeli warplanes have targeted the region of Nabatiyawhile its authorities have ordered the forced eviction of five southern villages, four in the district of Jezzine and one in Nabatiye, all located deep in Lebanese territory. “We are deepening our operation in Lebanon,” the Prime Minister announced the day before Benjamin Netanyahu. Also the Army expanded its terrestrial activity beyond a self-declared buffer zone in the south of the country. “Large Army forces operate deep in the territory, occupy dominant positions and fortify the security strip,” Netanyahu insisted on his X account on Wednesday.
“We are leading a massive national effort for promoting solutions against explosive drones“added the president, in reference to Hezbollah’s new weapon, which has caused an increase in casualties in the Israeli Army. At least 10 of the 23 Israeli soldiers killed since March 2 died during the truce that came into effect in mid-April. “Against Hezbollah We do not stop fighting for a moment and “there is still much to do”Netanyahu concluded. On Monday he ordered “a greater acceleration of our operations” which meant “intensifying our attacks, increasing our firepower and crushing them.
A thousand deaths in a month and a half
According to the Israeli public broadcaster, the Army has begun mobilize reservistsand the soldiers demobilized in recent days have been ordered reincorporate immediately to reserve units. Hezbollah has confirmed the launch of rockets and artillery and the direct clashes against Israeli forces in the last few hours, which has forced them to retreat in the Nabatiye district. Only on Tuesday the Israeli Army carried out 120 attacks against 62 Lebanese villagesaccording to the Lebanese newspaper’s account The Orient-The Day. The Ministry of Health registered 31 fatalities.
Throughout Wednesday, the fatalities have only increased. An attack against the town of Shoukinin the Nabatiye district, hit and destroyed a building within a residential complex and killed three members of the Hashem family: the father, the mother and their son. Since March 2, more than 3,213 people have lost their lives in Lebanon by Israeli attacks and another 9,737 have been injured. At least a thousand have been killed during the truce and 2,000 have been injured in less than a month and a half.
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