One Lebanese priest died this Tuesday (10) as a result of gunshots from a Israeli tank no south of Lebanon. The incident occurred in a Christian village where the religious and other residents had decided to remain, despite successive evacuation orders issued by the Israeli army in recent days.
The death was confirmed by Lebanon’s National News Agency amid increased military pressure on the border.
The Defense Forces of Israel issued warnings for the civilian population to move to the north of the rio Litaniclaiming that the southern area is a target of .
International organizations, such as Amnesty Internationalquestion the effectiveness of these mass measures, stating that they do not exempt military forces from the responsibility of protecting civilians who choose not to leave their homes.
Impact of the conflict in Lebanon
Since the start of the Israeli offensive on Lebanese territory this week, the country’s Ministry of Health has counted at least .
Israel justifies the actions as a measure to eradicate the Hezbollah group’s infrastructure, including the bombing of financial institutions such as Al-Qard Al-Hassan, which, according to the Israeli government, finances the purchase of weapons.
In response, Hezbollah said it fired rockets into northern Israel and at military vehicles in the border town of Markaba.
Context of the regional war
The confrontation in Lebanon is an offshoot of the war that began on February 28 between Israel, the USA and the Iran.
The Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that the operations aim to dismantle the structures of Tehran’s allies in the region.
As the military escalation continues, analysts warn of the risk of Middle East turn into a zone of “scorched earth”with humanitarian and economic consequences that could last beyond the end of hostilities.
