Israel again Bombards Border Areas in South Lebanon

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Israel again Bombards Border Areas in South Lebanon

Israeli forces have again bombarded areas in South Lebanon including the vicinity of the towns of Naqoura, Alma al-Shaab, Jabal Labweh which is adjacent to the UN demarcated Blue Line, the state-run National News Agency reported on Friday.

On Thursday, Israel said its warplanes have targeted Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon after the group’s statements that it had launched guided rockets and artillery onto Israeli territory.

The Israeli army said the artillery targeted Hezbollah surveillance positions and equipment.

NNA said several towns in southern Lebanon were subject to Israeli artillery Thursday evening.

The Israeli military fired artillery into areas of southern Lebanon where cross-border fire was launched.

Since the day after the October 7 attack by the Hamas group, Israel has traded fire across its northern border on a near-daily basis with Hezbollah and other militants in Lebanon.



Blinken Speaks to Israel’s Dermer about Humanitarian Situation in Gaza

 A man sits on rubble of a house destroyed in an Israeli strike at the Nuseirat refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, on November 12, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. (AFP)
A man sits on rubble of a house destroyed in an Israeli strike at the Nuseirat refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, on November 12, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. (AFP)
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Blinken Speaks to Israel’s Dermer about Humanitarian Situation in Gaza

 A man sits on rubble of a house destroyed in an Israeli strike at the Nuseirat refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, on November 12, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. (AFP)
A man sits on rubble of a house destroyed in an Israeli strike at the Nuseirat refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, on November 12, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. (AFP)

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken emphasized the importance of improving the humanitarian situation in Gaza in a meeting with Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer in Washington on Monday, the State Department said.

Dermer updated Blinken on operational changes and policy decisions taken by Israel in response to a US letter sent in October, the department said in a statement on Tuesday.

Blinken "emphasized the importance of ensuring those changes lead to an actual improvement in the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza, including through the delivery of additional assistance to civilians throughout Gaza," State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said in the statement.