The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has confirmed attacking military targets of Hezbollah group in the border area with Lebanon on Thursday, October 19, 2023.
"The IDF recently attacked military targets of the terrorist organization Hezbollah in the border area with Lebanon. Among the targets, an observation post towards the sea was attacked from where anti-tank fire was launched at Rosh Hankara yesterday," a tweet by X user idfonline in Hebrew read.
IDF said the attacks were carried out in response to the incidents of shooting at Israel on the last day.
Israel’s northern border has been heating up amid the ongoing war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Rockets were fired from Lebanon at northern Israel towns, and the Hezbollah militant group attacked several Israeli army posts along the border, as skirmishes on the frontier continued on Wednesday (October 18, 2023), reported The Times of Israel.
Meanwhile, UN Middle East envoy, Tor Wennesland, on Wednesday highlighted the need for an inquiry into the strike against a Gaza hospital that killed hundreds, including patients, staff and displaced people seeking shelter.
Wennesland told the Security Council that he “watched in horror and in real time” as reports of mass casualties emerged from Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City on Tuesday (October 17, 2023).
“The circumstances of this catastrophe and responsibility remains and still needs to be clarified. And we will need a fact-based, full investigation and broad investigation,” he said, speaking from Doha.
