The Army of Israel confirmed this Tuesday “intense fighting” with the Shiite party-militia Hezbollah in the south of Lebanon after the start of the invasion of the country and has called on the civilian population not to move by vehicle to the area located south of the Litani River due to hostilities.
“Intense fighting is taking place in southern Lebanon during which members of Hezbollah They use the environment and the civilian population as human shields to launch attacks“said the Arabic spokesman for the Israeli Army, Avichai Adrai, through a message on his account on the social network X.
For this reason, he has issued an “urgent warning” to the residents in this area of ​​Lebanon and has stressed that “for their safety, Do not move vehicles from the northern area to the area south of the Litani River“This warning will be in force until further notice,” he added.
Below you can see a selection of stunning images and videos of this “new phase” of the war between Israel and Hezbollah.
The Israeli Army announced a new invasion of Lebanon during the early hours of this Tuesday and stated that it was a “selective and limited” operation against “terrorist targets and infrastructure” of Hezbollah, arguing that they pose “an immediate and real threat to Israeli settlements on the northern border.
For its part, Hezbollah has claimed in the last few hours the authorship of the launching of projectiles against several towns in northern Israell, as well as against “a group of enemy soldiers” in the Metula area. Israel has confirmed the launch of rockets and impacts in the area, with no information on casualties for now.
It should be noted that The Lebanese Army had withdrawn to within five kilometers of the border just a few hours before of the ground operation, although it has justified this decision as a form of redeployment of its forces, according to the Lebanese state news agency NNA.
Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati stated this Tuesday that the Mediterranean country “faces one of the most dangerous stages in its history”marked by the outbreak of violence and the start this morning of the ground offensive by Israeli troops. The Lebanese president made this statement after meeting with United Nations officials, ambassadors from donor countries and other senior officials of his Government, to whom he reminded that Israel’s military campaign in different parts of Lebanon has already left around a million displaced people.
The announced offensive is part of the Operation ‘Northern Arrows’the military campaign began just over a week ago against Hezbollah targets and will take place “at the same time as the fighting in Gaza and other areas.” Israeli attacks have increased since mid-September and have killed much of Hezbollah’s leadership, including its secretary general, Hasan Nasrallah, killed last Friday in a bombing in Beirut.
He resurgence of hostilities It is part of the clashes for nearly a year, after Hezbollah attacked Israeli territory a day after the attacks carried out on October 7, 2023 by the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and other Palestinian factions, which led to Israel to unleash a bloody offensive against the Gaza Strip.
The Spanish soldiers deployed in Lebanon refugees spent part of the night in the UN peacekeeping mission in the base bunkers coinciding with the Israeli Army’s ground offensive against targets of the Shiite militia Hezbollah in the border area between both countries. Despite the situation, the 650 Spanish troops who currently remain in Lebanon he is fineDefense sources have told EFE.
