The variety of Lebanese troops killed in Israeli assaults since October 2023 has reportedly reached 41 after the most recent assault killed three troopers in southern Lebanon.
Three Lebanese troopers have been killed in an Israeli airstrike on a army base within the southern Lebanese metropolis of Sarafand, whereas a minimum of 17 civilians residing close to the ability have been wounded, the nation’s army and Well being Ministry stated. Public.
“The Israeli enemy attacked a army middle within the southern metropolis of Sarafand, ensuing within the martyrdom of three troopers,” the Lebanese military stated in a social media put up late Tuesday.
Lebanon’s Well being Ministry stated 17 folks have been wounded within the assault after earlier reporting that Israeli strikes throughout the nation over the earlier 24 hours had killed 28 folks and wounded 107, elevating the dying toll in Lebanon since preventing broke out between Hezbollah and Israel in October 2023. to three,544 lifeless and greater than 15,000 injured.
Lebanese military spokesman Fadi Eid informed the Related Press (AP) information company earlier than the assault in Sarafand that 38 troopers had been killed in Israeli assaults since October final yr. The most recent three casualties deliver the full dying toll within the Lebanese military to 41, AP reported.
استهدف العدو الإسرائيلي مركزًا للجيش في بلدة الصرفند- الجنوب، ما أ دى إلى استشهاد ٣ عسكريين.#الجيش_اللبناني #lebanesearmy pic.twitter.com/QKy5BcCTYe
— الجيش اللبناني (@LebarmyOfficial) November 19, 2024
Translation: The Israeli enemy attacked a army middle within the southern metropolis of Sarafand, ensuing within the martyrdom of three troopers.
On Sunday, Israeli forces shelled a Lebanese army put up in Mari, within the southeastern province of Hasbaiyya, killing two troopers and critically wounding three others.
The Israeli army has but to touch upon its newest killing of Lebanese troopers who for months supplied safety to Lebanese civilians and took part in search and rescue efforts amid preventing between Hezbollah and Israel.
Lebanon’s authorities stated Monday it plans to file a proper criticism with the United Nations Safety Council over Israel’s “repeated assaults” on its army, and accused Israeli forces of repeated violations of worldwide regulation.
Earlier on Tuesday, Italy’s Protection Ministry reported that eight rockets hit the headquarters of the Italian contingent of the UN peacekeeping power, UNIFIL, in Chama, southern Lebanon, and that Ghanaian peacekeepers have been injured in a rocket explosion in close by Ramyah.
“4 serving Ghanaian peacekeepers suffered accidents when a rocket – more than likely fired by non-state actors inside Lebanon – hit their base” within the village of Ramyah, UNIFIL stated in a press release.
Though no accidents have been reported, 5 Italian troopers are being monitored on the Chama base’s medical amenities after the rocket assault, Italy’s Protection Ministry stated in its assertion. Investigations are additionally being carried out to find out the origin of the rockets and establish these chargeable for the assault, which impacted some out of doors areas and the bottom’s provide warehouse.
Additionally on Tuesday, Argentina knowledgeable UNIFIL that it will withdraw from the peacekeeping mission in Lebanon.
“Argentina has requested its officers to return [to Argentina]”stated UNIFIL spokesperson Andrea Tenenti in response to a query a couple of information report. He declined to touch upon the rationale for Argentina’s departure and referred the query to the Argentine authorities.
Argentina is considered one of 48 international locations contributing peacekeepers to UNIFIL, with a complete of three troops at present in Lebanon, in line with a UN web site.
UNIFIL has beforehand referred to “unacceptable pressures being dropped at bear on the mission via varied channels”, amid calls for by the Israeli army for UN workers to desert their bases and withdraw from southern Lebanon.
Greater than 20 peacekeepers have been injured up to now two months and a number of other UNIFIL bases have been broken by Israeli airstrikes, which Israel says have been involuntary. Israel accuses UNIFIL peacekeeping bases of defending Hezbollah fighters.
UNIFIL has rejected Israel’s calls for to evacuate southern Lebanon for its personal security.
