The Israeli army has escalated its actions in Lebanon this Thursday, where it has carried out multiple bombings that extend across a good part of the south of the country. The attacks, especially intense east of the Lebanese city of Tyre, have caused one death and three injuries, in addition to causing the closure of schools amid scenes of panic.
The spokesman for the Israeli troops in Arabic, Avichay Adraee, announced this Thursday afternoon a new round of attacks against what he claims are military points of Hezbollah, a Lebanese militia party that Israel accuses of being rebuilding its infrastructure in the border area in what would imply a breach of the truce.
Specifically, the spokesperson has issued 7 different statements in which he anticipates upcoming bombings against several Lebanese municipalities. In some cases, the notes include maps with buildings marked in red, requiring the civilian population to move away from them a minimum of 500 meters “for their safety.”
“The Army will attack the military infrastructure of the terrorist organization Hezbollah to counter prohibited attempts to rebuild its activities in the region,” say several of those messages, which never include evidence that justifies the military purpose of the attacks. “Staying in the area puts you in danger,” the notes conclude.
One of these messages has caused a general alert throughout the region by warning, without giving further details, that new bombings would be announced against southern Lebanon, a vast territory where hundreds of thousands of people reside. Several municipalities mentioned in these statements, such as Abasiyeh, Tair Deba or Aita el Shab, have recorded immediate traffic jams on the roads, with thousands of residents trying to leave the area aboard vehicles unable to move forward.
The lives of many Lebanese had been interrupted again since the morning, when a series of Israeli attacks between the municipalities of Toura and Maarake – on the outskirts of Tyre, the largest city in southern Lebanon – have led to the closure of schools, with multiple families coming to pick up their children to take them home.
Residents of the Lebanese region closest to Israel live their daily lives with an eye on the tension that occurs along the border with Israel. That attention increased starting on September 23, 2024, when the Israeli army killed more than 500 people in a single day.
That massacre was the beginning of a large-scale offensive that lasted until the end of November last year, when a ceasefire was reached between Hezbollah and Israel that has not meant the end of Israeli attacks on Lebanon.
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