Israeli Shelling on Southern Lebanon Leaves One Injured

Smoke billows after an Israeli raid on the town of Marwahin in southern Lebanon. (AFP)
Smoke billows after an Israeli raid on the town of Marwahin in southern Lebanon. (AFP)
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Israeli Shelling on Southern Lebanon Leaves One Injured

Smoke billows after an Israeli raid on the town of Marwahin in southern Lebanon. (AFP)
Smoke billows after an Israeli raid on the town of Marwahin in southern Lebanon. (AFP)

One person was injured on Thursday in Israeli shelling on southern Lebanon amid the ongoing fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.

The Israeli Broadcasting Authority reported that Israeli army positions in the Mount Hermon area came under missile attacks originating from Lebanese territory. The army confirmed that two anti-tank missiles were fired from Lebanon toward northern Israel, with no reported casualties.

The "Islamic Resistance" released separate statements claiming responsibility for targeting surveillance equipment at the radar site in the Shebaa Farms, as well as Israeli positions in Ramta and Samaka.

In response to Israeli gunfire, the Lebanese Red Cross evacuated an injured individual from the town of Wazzani to the government hospital in Marjeyoun, reported Lebanon’s National News Agency.

Additionally, Israel shot phosphorus shells over the southern Lebanese town of Al-Dhaira Al-Fawqa.

Israeli forces launched a morning offensive targeting Labbouneh and Alam mountains from positions near Mount Labbouneh. Israeli warplanes also carried out raids on the Al-Jabain and Tayr Harfa areas, targeting a commercial shop for the second time within days, with no reported injuries.

The Israeli army unleashed heavy artillery shells on the outskirts of several towns, including Naqoura, Mount Labbouneh, Alma al-Shaab, Tayr Harfa, Dhayra, Aita al-Shaab, Bayt Lif, and Rmeish. The attack caused severe damage to crops, olive and pine trees, and the water network.

Mohammad Nayef Hamoud, a Hezbollah member, was killed in an airstrike on a house in Bayt Lif.

Residents of the South continued to flee their homes to escape the unrest.

Latest figures from the International Migration Organizations and the Lebanese Ministry of Health revealed that over 83,000 residents in the south have evacuated their homes. A total of 151 people have been killed and 686 injured in the unrest.

In the Tyre district alone, 23,419 people have been officially registered as displaced, according to Bilal Qashmar, the media coordinator in the “Disaster Management Unit” of the Union of Tyre Municipalities.



African Peace and Security Council Proposes Sudan Roadmap

 Plumes of smoke rise during clashes between the Rapid Support Forces and the army in Khartoum, Sudan, September 26, 2024. (Reuters)
Plumes of smoke rise during clashes between the Rapid Support Forces and the army in Khartoum, Sudan, September 26, 2024. (Reuters)
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African Peace and Security Council Proposes Sudan Roadmap

 Plumes of smoke rise during clashes between the Rapid Support Forces and the army in Khartoum, Sudan, September 26, 2024. (Reuters)
Plumes of smoke rise during clashes between the Rapid Support Forces and the army in Khartoum, Sudan, September 26, 2024. (Reuters)

The African Union’s Peace and Security Council has proposed a roadmap to resolve the war in Sudan.

A delegation from the council is visiting the interim Sudanese capital, Port Sudan, for the first time since the eruption of the war in the country in April 2023.

The delegation informed Sudanese officials that the African Union is seeking a ceasefire in line with a roadmap proposed by its Peace and Security Council. The details of the roadmap were not disclosed.

Sudanese officials, for their part, briefed the delegation on the conflict.

Meanwhile, US Special Envoy for Sudan Tom Perriello told Asharq Al-Awsat that contacts are ongoing with the African Union over a mechanism to monitor the implementation of current and future agreements.

It is best to remain prepared, he added. The international community must assess the options to support the implementation of the cessation of hostilities.

Moreover, he noted that elements that support the ousted regime of President Omar al-Bashir are within the army and opposed to the democratic civilian rule in the country.

He accused them of seeking to prolong the war and returning to rule against the will of the people.

The envoy also said the conflict cannot be resolved through a military solution.

Over the months, the army has wasted opportunities to end the war through negotiations that could restore peace and civilian rule, he noted.

The latest escalation between the army and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) will cost countless lives among civilians, warned Perriello.