Cars honking and people hugging flooded the streets of Lebanon's southern city of Tyre on Wednesday (November 27) after a ceasefire between Israel and Iran-backed group Hezbollah came into effect.
"We welcome the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon that has been announced. We have always called for de-escalation, restraint and a return to the path of dialogue and diplomacy," said MEA.
Activity returned to the streets of Beirut on Wednesday after a ceasefire between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah group started. People were seen waving Hezbollah flags, some held up a large portrait of its late leader Hassan Nasrallah while cars blared their horns in celebration.
According to the agreement, Israel will gradually withdraw its forces over 60 days as Lebanon's army takes control of territory near its border with Israel to ensure that Hezbollah does not rebuild its infrastructure there.
1. Hezbollah once again launched a strong attack on Israel…fired more than 165 rockets…Iron Dome system failed to stop the air attack…many civilians injured due to falling rocket. 2. Big statement of RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat---The world is under threat of third world war
Israel began a ground invasion of south Lebanon on October 1, causing wide destruction in border villages but making little advances on the ground inside Lebanon. Israel claims that it is destroying Hezbollah weapons and command centers near the border.
Israel anticipates that its "Iron Beam" laser defence system will be operational within a year, claiming it will usher in "a new era of warfare" amid ongoing conflicts involving drones and missiles with Iran and its regional allies.
The strikes set off a fire that affected the dialysis unit, destroyed water tanks, damaged the surgery building and injured four medics trying to extinguish the blaze. Both Hezbollah and Hamas are backed by Iran, Israel's regional adversary.
Naim Kassem, 71, a founding member of the militant group established following Israel’s 1982 invasion of Lebanon, had been serving as acting leader after Nasrallah was killed on September 27.
The entire building tipped over down a hillside and landed on its face, taking with it 17 apartments full of families and visitors. More than 70 people were killed, and 60 injured.
Israel has so far shown no sign of relenting in its Gaza and Lebanon campaigns even after assassinating several leaders of Hamas and Hezbollah, which lost Nasrallah, its powerful secretary-general, in a September 27 airstrike.
Lebanon: Large explosions and fire were seen near Beirut’s international airport on October 20 engulfing the area in thick smoke. Hundreds of Beirut residents fled their homes late on Sunday after Israel said that it was preparing attacks on sites linked to the financial operations of Lebanon
Smoke rose into the skies across Beirut on Sunday after Israel carried out airstrikes on a neighbourhood in the Lebanese capital.
The fighting with Lebanon-based Hezbollah and Gaza-based Hamas showed no pause after the killing of the Hamas mastermind of last year's October 7 attack. Recently, Israel killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, the chief architect of the raid on Israel on October 7.
A drone was launched towards Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s home in the northern Israeli town of Caesarea on October 19, his spokesman said, adding that the premier was not in the vicinity and there were no casualties.Watch to know more!
Five peacekeepers have been injured in three separate incidents since Thursday, the peacekeeping mission UNIFIL has said. The joint statement, co-signed by 34 countries, strongly condemned the attacks on UNIFIL peacekeepers and said such actions must be investigated.
The Israeli military published new evacuation orders on Saturday to two neighbourhoods on the northern edge of Gaza City, as Palestinian and UN officials said no place was safe. Israel's ongoing offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanon injured a third UN peacekeeper, prompting strong condemnation.
A resolution passed at the conference urged PM Modi to escalate his efforts, warning that failure to do so could lead the world into a third world war, potentially resulting in countless lives lost and causing irreversible harm to economies and the environment.
The Israeli military said it was looking into the reported strikes. Israeli airstrikes have been far more common in Beirut's tightly packed southern suburbs, where Hezbollah bases many of its operations.
Chilean Foreign Ministry authorities received 67 Chilean citizens and their family members on October 08. They were evacuated from Lebanon following recent massive Israeli airstrikes in Beirut. The Airforce aircraft left Santiago for Beirut on Oct 6 carrying humanitarian aid
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