9/8/2024–|Last update: 9/8/202401:42 PM (Makkah Time)
The Lebanese Ministry of Health said that two people were killed in an Israeli drone strike on the town of Naqoura in South LebanonWhile he announced Hezbollah He bombed a gathering of Israeli occupation soldiers in the vicinity of the Matla site with missiles.
The ministry said that 8 people were injured yesterday, Thursday, in Israeli raids on the towns of Hanawayh and Yaroun, and that Israeli warplanes launched raids on the town of Kfar Kila, and Israeli artillery shelled the towns of Khiyam and Kfar Kila.
For its part, the Israeli army said that its aircraft attacked last night what it called infrastructure and a Hezbollah command headquarters in the towns of Hanawiya and Aita al-Shaab in southern Lebanon.
Heavy bombing
This comes as the Lebanese Hezbollah announced that it had attacked the headquarters of the Coastal Battalion of the Western Brigade in Lyman with drones, causing casualties among the soldiers.
The party also targeted a gathering of Israeli occupation soldiers with missiles in the vicinity of the Matla site, confirming that it had achieved a “direct hit.”
Israeli Army Radio reported that 10 rockets were fired from southern Lebanon at Kiryat Shmona during a bombing on Friday morning.
Al Jazeera's correspondent said that missiles were launched from southern Lebanon towards the Galilee Finger in northern Israel.
Al Jazeera's correspondent said that air raid sirens were sounding in Kiryat Shmona and a number of towns in the eastern sector of the border with Lebanon.
The Israeli Broadcasting Corporation said that the Kiryat Shmona Municipality called on residents to stay near protected areas until further notice.
Israeli preparations
This comes amid Israeli preparations to set up camps to accommodate displaced people from the north.
Yedioth Ahronoth reported that the Israeli army is preparing – in cooperation with local authorities – to establish a tent city in Negev Desert In order to evacuate thousands of Israelis to it in the event of a major war, especially in the northern region.
Lebanon supports mediation efforts
In a related context, Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdullah Bou Habib confirmed that his country's government supports the Qatari-American-Egyptian statement, saying that “the efforts of the leaders of these countries deserve praise.”
Bou Habib added – after meeting with caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati – that the Lebanese government joins the call to resume discussions in Doha or Cairo to finalize the agreement and begin its implementation.
A joint Qatari-Egyptian-American statement called yesterday, Thursday, for the resumption of ceasefire talks in Gaza Strip The prisoners will be exchanged on August 15 in Doha or Cairo, stressing that these countries are prepared, from their position as mediators, to put forward a final proposal to settle matters related to implementation.
