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Israeli Army Targets Hezbollah Positions in Lebanon

Smoke rises over a part of Lebanon as seen from Israel's border with the country, in northern Israel, October 18, 2023. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner
Smoke rises over a part of Lebanon as seen from Israel's border with the country, in northern Israel, October 18, 2023. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner
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Israeli Army Targets Hezbollah Positions in Lebanon

Smoke rises over a part of Lebanon as seen from Israel's border with the country, in northern Israel, October 18, 2023. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner
Smoke rises over a part of Lebanon as seen from Israel's border with the country, in northern Israel, October 18, 2023. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner

The Israeli army announced early on Thursday that its troops have targeted Hezbollah positions in Lebanon.

On Wednesday, Hezbollah said it had attacked four locations including Israeli positions in Metula, Rweisat al-Alam, the occupied Shebaa farms and Malkiye using guided missiles in several of the strikes.

The Israeli army said it was responding by firing artillery at areas in the western sector including the towns of Labbuna, the outskirts of Naqoura, al-Dhaira, Ramia and Aita al-Shaab.

Israeli strikes also targeted the eastern sector in the vicinity of Mays al-Jabal, as Israeli warplanes hovered over the villages of Mays al-Jabal, Houla and Markaba.

Later on Thursday, the Israeli army said that anti-tank missile fire were reported in the Manara area on the Lebanese border, according to the Jerusalem Post 

The paper added that due to the incident, the Upper Galilee Regional Council has told residents to stay indoors in protected areas.
 

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Harris Calls for Gaza Ceasefire after Hamas Leader’s Killing

US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks to the press before a campaign rally at Western International High School in Detroit, Michigan, October 19, 2024. (AFP)
US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks to the press before a campaign rally at Western International High School in Detroit, Michigan, October 19, 2024. (AFP)
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Harris Calls for Gaza Ceasefire after Hamas Leader’s Killing

US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks to the press before a campaign rally at Western International High School in Detroit, Michigan, October 19, 2024. (AFP)
US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks to the press before a campaign rally at Western International High School in Detroit, Michigan, October 19, 2024. (AFP)

US Vice President Kamala Harris said on Saturday that the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, a mastermind of the attack that ignited the war in the Gaza Strip, presented an opportunity for a ceasefire in the Middle East.

"This creates an opening that I believe we must take full advantage of to dedicate ourselves to ending this war and bringing the hostages home," Harris told reporters.

"As it relates to the issues in the Middle East and in particular in that region, it has never been easy. But that doesn't mean we give up. It's always going to be difficult."

The Oct. 7 attack Sinwar planned on Israeli communities a year ago killed around 1,200 people, with another 253 dragged back to Gaza as hostages, according to Israeli tallies.

Israel's subsequent war has devastated Gaza, killing more than 42,500 Palestinians, with another 10,000 uncounted dead thought to lie under the rubble, Gaza health authorities say.