Lebanon: Israel faces a wave of indignation after a new attack against blue helmets in Lebanon

Israel faces a wave of indignation from the international community this Friday after its forces attacked the blue helmets of the HIM in Lebanon and the Lebanese prime minister called for an “immediate” ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.

The strength of HIM deployed between Lebanon e Israel the godson reported this Friday that two blue helmets Sri Lankans were injured near the border with Israel, after two Indonesian troops were wounded on Thursday in an attack that drew international condemnation.

The attack against the forces of the HIM generated harsh reactions and on Thursday the White House expressed its “deep concern,” Italy even mentioned the possibility of classifying the incidents as “war crimes” and this Friday France summoned the Israeli ambassador.

The secretary general of the HIM, Antonio Guterres stated that the incident constitutes “a violation of international humanitarian law” and the godson stated that these actions “They pose a very big risk to peacekeepers.”

The Israeli army announced that it had opened an investigation “en depth” and said he shot at a “threat“, near the position of the forces of the HIM.

Besides, Lebanon reported the death of two of his soldiers in a Israeli bombings in the south of the country.

The incidents occur after Israel intensified the military campaign against the Lebanese militia on September 23. Hezbollah similar to Iran and a week after it began ground raids on Lebanon.

Lebanon calls for an “immediate” ceasefire

The prime minister of Lebanon, Nayib Mikati asked this Friday the UN Security Council for an “immediate” ceasefire between Israel y Hezbollah after Beirut was hit by the Israeli bombing deadliest since the escalation of the conflict, which left 22 dead.

This bombing occurred on the eve of Israel celebrating this Friday the Yom Kippur Forgiveness Day, the most important holiday in the Jewish calendar that coincides with a time when the Hebrew state wages war against Hezbollah in Lebanon and another in Gaza against the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas.

Mikati He called for the Lebanese army and the peacekeepers to be the only troops deployed in the south of the country and stated that “Hezbollah agrees”, but the Islamist movement has not commented on his speech.

In Lebanona country mired in an institutional and economic debacle, the power and influence of Hezbollaha movement formed by a militia but also by a political party with an important parliamentary representation.

“Nowhere safe”

Hezbollah opened a front against Israel a year ago to support Hamaswho went to war with Israel after the attack on October 7, 2023.

Since then more than 2,100 people have died in Lebanonof which 1,200 died since the intensification of Israeli bombing on September 23, according to a count carried out by AFP based on official figures.

The UN registered nearly 700,000 internally displaced people in Lebanon by violence and 400,000 people fled to Syria.

“The head of the security apparatus of Hezbollah, Wafic Safa“It was the goal.” of Thursday’s bombing in Beiruta source close to this pro-Iranian Islamist movement told AFP, without specifying the fate of the high command.

In the morning, the inhabitants of It just iswas one of the hardest hit areas, they returned to their homes.

“Many families live here,” many displaced from the south of Lebanon who have relatives in the neighborhood, he stated Bilal Othman. “Do you mean to tell us that there is no longer a safe place in this country?”

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Anti-aircraft alert in northwest Israel

The United States, the main ally of Israelseeks to prevent the spread of the conflict to all Middle Eastat a time when the Israeli government promised to respond to the barrage of missiles launched by Iran against its territory on October 1.

According to experts, the countries of the Gulf They will not let Israel use their airspace to attack Iran.

The conflict between Israel y Hamas It broke out after the unprecedented attack by Islamist militants on Israeli soil on October 7, 2023, which caused the death of 1,206 people, most of them civilians, according to an AFP count based on official Israeli figures.

In response, Israel launched a relentless offensive in the Gaza Stripgoverned by Hamasin which 42,126 Palestinians have already died, mostly civilians, according to data from the Gaza Ministry of Health, which HIM considered reliable.

Since Sunday, Israeli troops have surrounded and bombed the town of Jabaliyain northern Gaza.

According to the spokesperson for the Civil Defense of Gaza, Mahmud Basalat least 140 people have died since the beginning of this operation.

After having weakened Hamas in his offensive Gazathe Israeli army shifted the bulk of its operations to Lebanon in mid-September to combat Hezbollah and allow the return of those displaced by violence on its northern border.

A few hours before the start of Yom Kippur Air raid sirens sounded in several locations in northwest Israel.