Brazilian embassies in Lebanon and the region maintain contact with the respective Brazilian communities
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs made an appeal this Tuesday (3) for “immediate cessation of hostilities” that take place due to the current conflict in the Middle East, calling for compliance with the 2024 ceasefire agreement and the 2006 United Nations Security Council Resolution. Furthermore, there are no records of Brazilians killed in attacks.
According to Itamaraty, they have accompanied “with great concern, the extension of the current conflict in the Middle East to Lebanon”, due to the launch of projectiles by Hezbollah against Israel and also Israel’s attacks against Lebanese territory, including the Beirut region.
Brazilian embassies in Lebanon and the region maintain contact with their respective Brazilian communities and make recommendations available on websites and social media.
Hezbollah x Israel
The Israeli army announced on Monday (2) that it killed Hezbollah’s intelligence chief, Hussein Moukalled, in an attack in Beirut on Sunday (1), amid the resumption of hostilities with the Lebanese armed group.
“In a precise strike in Beirut last night (Sunday), terrorist Hussein Moukalled, who headed Hezbollah’s intelligence headquarters, was eliminated,” the army said in a statement.
Earlier, the Israeli Army had announced “simultaneous strikes” in Tehran and Beirut against Iranian and Hezbollah military targets.
“The Israeli Air Force launched selective strikes against military targets of the Iranian terrorist regime and the terrorist organization Hezbollah,” the military command said on the Telegram messaging platform.
