Lebanon hospital says nine staff injured in Israeli strike
A hospital in southern Lebanon says nine medical and nursing staff were injured, “most of them seriously,” during a “barbaric” Israeli strike yesterday after receiving a warning to evacuate.
A statement issued by Martyr Salah Ghandour Hospital said the hospital evacuated most of its personnel after the attack, but for a number of workers stayed behind to protect the hospital’s property.
The IDF says that Hezbollah uses ambulances belonging to the Islamic Health Authority for “terrorist purposes.”
Leading Hamas figure killed in strikes, says Palestinian Islamic Jihad
A leader of Hamas’ military wing, was killed by Israeli strikes in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement said today.
A statement released by the Hamas-allied militant group said that Saeed Atallah Ali, leader of the Al-Qassem Brigades, was killed with his wife and two daughters during an attack on an apartment in Tripoli’s Beddawi camp.
Hamas has not confirmed his death.
U.S. military adds dozens of fighter jets to Middle East as tensions rise
Dozens of additional fighter jets have been deployed across the Middle East amid Israel’s intensified attacks against Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Earlier this week, President Joe Biden also sent thousands of troops to the Middle East to bolster security for troops already in the region, according to the U.S. Department of Defense.
These additional resources would enable the U.S. to assist Israel in its expected retaliatory attack against Iran by providing aircraft or intelligence.
Biden says Netanyahu should remember how much he’s aided Israel
At the White House press briefing, President Biden was asked if he thought Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu was trying to influence the U.S. presidential election by saying he would not sign any diplomatic agreement for peace with Hamas before the election. Biden responded citing how much his administration has aided Israel and that Netanyahu should remember that.
Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemns Israeli strike targeting Lebanon-Syria border crossing
The Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned Israel’s bombing of the Masnaa border crossing between Lebanon and Syria today.
The attack cut off access to the border crossing, which is “the vital artery used by hundreds of thousands of displaced Lebanese and Syrian citizens” attempting to leave Lebanon amid Israeli airstrikes, the ministry said in a statement on Facebook.
“Syria condemns this unbridled Zionist crime that has even begun to affect civil defense crews and humanitarian relief workers, and we call for working to stop it immediately and to ensure that this entity is held accountable for its crimes and that it does not escape punishment,” the ministry said.
The Israel Defense Forces said in a statement that it targeted the Lebanon-Syria border because of an underground tunnel allegedly used to smuggle weapons into Lebanon for Hezbollah.