The Israeli Prime Minister brushed aside the idea of a ceasefire with Hezbollah, while his army’s strikes on Lebanon left 92 dead and 153 injured, according to the country’s authorities.
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The toll is increasing in Lebanon, shelled by Israel. IDF bombings left 92 dead on Thursday September 26, according to a report given by the Lebanese Ministry of Health, which added that 153 people were injured. More than 31,000 people fleeing Israeli bombings in Lebanon have entered Syria in the past two days, it was announced. the Lebanese crisis center in a press release, as the international community repeats its calls for a ceasefire. Here are the main developments of this new day of war.
Benjamin Netanyahu refused the ceasefire proposed by the United States and France
Israeli Prime Minister said Thursday morning that the army would continue its fight against Hezbollah “with all necessary force”. His government has not responded to a US-French proposal for a 21-day truce in the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. Israeli foreign minister added that there would be no ceasefire with Hezbollah “until victory”. On Thursday, the Israeli army announced on Telegram that it had “struck around 220 Hezbollah terrorist targets in Lebanon”and in particular “projectile launchers towards the territory (…) and weapons storage facilities in Lebanon”she asserts,
Israel set to benefit from new US military aid worth more than $8 billion
The Israeli Defense Ministry announced that it had obtained a new package of American military aid, worth $8.7 million, “in support of Israel’s ongoing military effort”. An announcement which comes in the midst of an escalation with the Lebanese Hezbollah and after almost a year of military intervention in the Gaza Strip. This aid includes $3.5 billion for the purchase of war materials and equipment, and $5.2 billion for anti-aircraft defense systems, including the Iron Dome and David’s Sling anti-missile shields.
Shortly before this announcement, Mahmoud Abbas, head of the Palestinian Authority, urged the world to “stop the genocide, stop sending weapons to Israel”from the podium of the United Nations General Assembly. “This madness must stop. The whole world is responsible for what our people are suffering in Gaza and the West Bank”he said. “Israel, which refuses to implement United Nations resolutions, does not deserve to be a member of this international organization.”
French woman killed in Lebanon after explosion
An 87-year-old French national died on Monday when her building collapsed in a village in southern Lebanon, after a “strong explosion”announced the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs to AFP, without specifying the origin of the explosion. France is not aware of any other French victims.”at this stage” in the rest of the country.
From Montreal, where he is visiting, Emmanuel Macron opposed Lebanon “become a new Gaza”evoking the number “absolutely shocking” civilian casualties. “Israel must stop its strikes and Hezbollah must abandon its logic of retaliation”he added during a joint press conference with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The day before, he had urged the various parties to silence the guns. “There must not, there cannot be war in Lebanon”he declared.
School bombed in Gaza Strip
The Civil Defense of the Palestinian enclave announced Thursday the death of 15 people in an Israeli strike on a school welcoming displaced people in the Gaza Strip. Children are among the dead, rescuers assure. For its part, the Israeli army claims to have targeted a command center of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas.