In addition to countering ground operations in Lebanon, Hezbollah has launched counter-attacks by firing rockets into Israel. They continue to fight fiercely to stop Israeli troops on the border. The group said they carried out attacks in five locations in Israel. Among them, a bunch of rockets were fired at Sasa area. In addition, Israel’s Ramim military barracks were attacked with dozens of rockets. However, the details of the damage are not known.
Aljazeera reported this news on Thursday. On this day, Israel attacked Dahiya, a suburb of the capital Beirut, with three missiles. 9 people including an American were killed. At least 14 people were injured. In addition, a member of the Lebanese military was also killed in the attack. Two Belgian journalists were injured in an Israeli attack on Wednesday night. DPG Media, the broadcaster they worked for, confirmed the injuries in a statement. The injured are – Robin Ramekers and cameraman Stijn de Smet. Correspondent Robin was injured in the face and cameraman Stijn was injured in the leg. A bomb attack took place in central Beirut during the night, the statement said. They are undergoing treatment at the hospital. Their condition is improving. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belgium said that they are closely monitoring the situation.
A permanent US citizen was among those killed in the airstrikes in Lebanon. According to The Detroit News, the name of the citizen of Michigan is Kamel Ahmed Jawad. The 56-year-old American went to Lebanon to take care of his elderly mother. A White House official confirmed his death. He said his death is a tragic event like the deaths of many civilians in Lebanon
Meanwhile, US President Joe Biden said he does not support Israel’s retaliatory strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities. He said the United States would discuss with the Israelis “what Israel is going to do” in response to Israel’s attack on Iran. Joe Biden said these things while visiting North Carolina affected by Hurricane Helen on Wednesday local time. Biden was asked, if Israel now wants to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities, will he support it? He replied, ‘No.’ Biden said, the United States will discuss with the country what Israel wants to do in the current situation.
According to BBC, in the meantime, Biden has spoken to the leaders of the G7 alliance about the ongoing situation in the Middle East. They all agreed, Israel has a right to respond. Meanwhile, US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said in a briefing that Israel has the right to respond. We are discussing the possible response of the country.
99 killed in one day in Gaza
Gaza has seen its bloodiest days in recent days. Another 99 people were killed there in one day. 169 people were injured. 41 thousand 788 people have been killed in Gaza since October 7 of last year. 96 thousand 794 people were injured.