Israeli attack kills 3 more Lebanese soldiers as death toll passes 40

The number of Lebanese troops killed successful Israeli attacks since October 2023 is reported to person reached 41 aft latest onslaught kills 3 soldiers successful confederate Lebanon.

Three Lebanese soldiers person been killed successful an Israeli aerial onslaught connected an service guidelines successful confederate Lebanon’s municipality of Sarafand, while astatine slightest 17 civilians surviving adjacent nan installation were injured, nan country’s subject and Ministry of Public Health said.

“The Israeli force targeted an service centre successful nan municipality of Sarafand successful nan south, which led to nan martyrdom of 3 soldiers,” nan Lebanese subject said successful a station connected societal media precocious connected Tuesday.

Lebanon’s Health Ministry said that 17 group were injured successful nan onslaught aft reporting earlier that Israeli attacks crossed nan state complete nan erstwhile 24 hours had killed 28 group and wounded 107 – bringing nan decease toll successful Lebanon since fighting erupted betwixt Hezbollah and Israel successful October 2023 to 3,544 dormant and much than 15,000 injured.

The Lebanese army’s spokesperson, Fadi Eid, told The Associated Press (AP) news agency earlier nan onslaught successful Sarafand that 38 soldiers had been killed successful Israeli strikes since October past year. The 3 latest casualties bring nan wide decease toll successful nan Lebanese service to 41, nan AP reported.

استهدف العدو الإسرائيلي مركزًا للجيش في بلدة الصرفند- الجنوب، ما أدى إلى استشهاد ٣ عسكريين.#الجيش_اللبناني #LebaneseArmy pic.twitter.com/QKy5BcCTYe

— الجيش اللبناني (@LebarmyOfficial) November 19, 2024

Translation: The Israeli force targeted an service centre successful nan municipality of Sarafand successful nan south, which led to nan martyrdom of 3 soldiers.

On Sunday, Israeli forces bombed a Lebanese subject station successful Mari, successful nan southeastern Hasbaiyya province, sidesplitting 2 soldiers and critically injuring 3 others.

The Israeli subject has not yet commented connected its latest sidesplitting of Lebanese soldiers who person for months provided information for Lebanese civilians and engaged successful hunt and rescue efforts amid nan fighting betwixt Hezbollah and Israel.

Lebanon’s authorities said connected Monday that it plans to record a general title pinch nan United Nations Security Council complete “repeated attacks” by Israel connected its army, and accused Israeli forces of repeated violations of world law.

Earlier connected Tuesday, Italy’s Ministry of Defence reported that 8 rockets deed nan office of nan Italian contingent of nan UN peacekeeping force, UNIFIL, successful Chama, successful confederate Lebanon, and Ghanaian peacekeepers were injured successful a rocket detonation successful adjacent Ramyah.

“Four Ghanaian peacekeepers connected work sustained injuries arsenic a rocket – fired astir apt by non-state actors wrong Lebanon – deed their base” successful nan colony of Ramyah, UNIFIL said successful a statement.

Though nary injuries were reported, 5 Italian soldiers are being monitored successful nan Chama base’s aesculapian installation aft nan rocket attack, Italy’s Defence Ministry said successful its statement. Investigations are besides nether measurement to find wherever nan rockets originated and to place those responsible for nan attack, which deed immoderate outdoor areas and nan base’s proviso warehouse.

Also connected Tuesday, Argentina informed UNIFIL that it would beryllium pulling retired of nan peacekeeping ngo successful Lebanon.

“Argentina has asked its officers to spell backmost [to Argentina],” UNIFIL spokesperson Andrea Tenenti said successful consequence to a mobility astir a newspaper report. He declined to remark connected nan logic for nan Argentinian departure, referring nan mobility to Argentina’s government.

Argentina is 1 of 48 countries contributing peacekeepers to UNIFIL, pinch a full of 3 unit presently successful Lebanon, according to a UN website.

UNIFIL has antecedently referred to “unacceptable pressures being exerted connected nan ngo done various channels”, amid demands by nan Israeli subject for UN unit to time off their bases and retreat from confederate Lebanon.

More than 20 peacekeepers person been injured successful nan past 2 months and respective UNIFIL bases person been damaged by Israeli aerial attacks, which Israel has claimed were unintentional. Israel accuses UNIFIL peacekeeping bases of shielding Hezbollah fighters.

UNIFIL has rejected Israel’s demands to evacuate from confederate Lebanon for its ain safety.

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