what to remember from Saturday October 12

The day was marked by exchanges of fire between Hezbollah and Israel, as well as the injury of a fifth peacekeeper in southern Lebanon.

A new day marked by exchanges of fire between Lebanon and Israel. The Israeli army said on Saturday October 12 that it had targeted some 280 “terrorist targets” during operations in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip during Yom Kippur, Judaism’s holiest day. In another statement, she also assured that Hezbollah fired around 320 projectiles from Lebanon towards Israel during this Jewish holiday. In addition, a new peacekeeper was injured in the south of the country, reducing the number of soldiers to five. United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon injured in two days. Here’s what to remember from the day.

Market in major Lebanese city hit by Israeli strike

An Israeli strike targeted a market in the large town of Nabatiyeh on Saturday evening, located about ten kilometers from the border with Israel in southern Lebanon, reports the official Lebanese agency ANI. This strike took place in a context where the Israeli army recently called on residents of 25 localities, including Nabatiyeh which has several hospitals and regional administrations, to move north, as it stepped up its strikes and began its ground incursions. in southern Lebanon.

Israeli army says it struck 280 ‘terrorist targets’ in Lebanon on Yom Kippur

The Israeli army said its forces had targeted some 280 “terrorist targets” during operations in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip during Yom Kippur. This holiest day in Judaism began Friday evening and ended at sunset Saturday. In another statement, the Israeli army also said that Lebanese Hezbollah fired approximately 320 projectiles from Lebanon into Israel during the Jewish holiday.

Emmanuel Macron calls on Hezbollah “to immediately stop” strikes against Israel

During a telephone interview with the president of the Lebanese Chamber of Deputies, Emmanuel Macron “expressed its great concern about the intensification of Israeli strikes in Lebanon and their dramatic consequences for the civilian populations”said the Elysée in a press release. The French president also called for “a ceasefire” Who “must be established immediately in Lebanon” and demanded that “Hezbollah” ceases strikes against Israel “immediately”. Finally, the Head of State also “reiterates its indignation at the unjustifiable targeting of peacekeepers recently”.

Nine people died in Israeli raids on two Lebanese villages

The Lebanese Health Ministry announced that nine people were killed in Israeli raids targeting two villages north and south of Beirut, outside Hezbollah strongholds. A “Israeli enemy strike on Maaysra”a predominantly Christian Shiite village north of Beirut, killed “five people and injured 14 others”said the ministry in a press release. He adds that “four people were killed and 14 others injured” in another “Israeli enemy strike” on Barja, a Sunni village located in the Chouf region, south of the capital.

A fifth peacekeeper injured

A new soldier of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon has been injured in the south of the country. The UN force specifies that he was hit by a bullet which “the origin has not yet been determined” near Ras al-Naqoura. Emmanuel Macron had warned that France “will not tolerate” new shots at peacekeepers, tried “completely unacceptable”.

Iranian official visits Beirut

The Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, visited the site of a deadly Israeli strike which targeted central Beirut on Thursday. During this visit, he denounced the “crimes” of Israel and regretted the fact that “international organizations and the UN Security Council have the capacity [d’arrêter Israël] but unfortunately they remain silent”.

The Israeli army’s warning

The army ordered residents of southern Lebanon to “do not return” at their home. “For your own protection, do not return home until further notice. Do not head south, anyone heading south risks putting their life in danger.”warned an IDF spokesperson.