International Courant
BEIRUT
Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Sunday referred to as an emergency assembly of the ministerial committee to debate the scenario following Israel’s large air raid, which Tel Aviv referred to as a “preemptive strike.”
In a press release, Mikati introduced that the assembly will probably be held at his Beirut dwelling on Sunday at 10:30 a.m. (0730GMT).
He famous that the invitation is prolonged to all ministers who can be found to attend for additional session on latest developments.
Earlier on Sunday morning, Israeli warplanes carried out over 40 airstrikes on southern Lebanon, essentially the most extreme assault for the reason that battle started on Oct. 8, 2023.
The Israeli military referred to as the assault a “preemptive strike,” claiming to have halted an impending Hezbollah assault earlier than it may happen.
In response, Hezbollah reported launching 320 rockets at Israeli army targets because the preliminary section of its response to the July assassination of its commander, Fouad Shukr, by Israel.
Since October 8, 2023, Lebanon’s Hezbollah has been engaged in day by day exchanges of fireplace with the Israeli military throughout the Blue Line, leading to tons of of casualties, totally on the Lebanese aspect.
The escalation comes towards the backdrop of the conflict in Gaza, the place Israel has killed greater than 40,300 Palestinians for the reason that Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas incursion. The army marketing campaign has lowered a lot of the territory to rubble and left most people homeless, hungry and liable to illness.
* Writing by Ikram Kouachi
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