Israel continues its attacks on Lebanon and according to the military, hundreds of targets have been attacked in the past 24 hours.
Now there is also information about an imminent ground offensive.
– Israeli warships have approached the Lebanese coast. It is a sign of further escalation, says Kassem Hamadé, foreign reporter Expressen.
On Friday, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in the Lebanese capital Beirut in an Israeli bomb attack.
In the past 24 hours, hundreds of targets have been attacked in the country, and on Saturday 33 people were killed, according to the Lebanese government.
New Israeli air attacks against Lebanon have taken place during the night and according to sources a ground offensive is currently underway.
– This morning there is information that Israel has moved more troops to the Lebanon border. And it is feared that a ground offensive is very close. Israeli warships have also approached the Lebanese coast. It is a sign of further escalation, says Kassem Hamadé, foreign reporter Expressen.
– Everything points to a large-scale war that is now escalating even more, Hamadé continues.
Biden calls for truce
Iran now demands that the UN Security Council be convened and Egypt condemns Israel’s actions.
– It is dangerous and has no borders and forces the region to the edge of the abyss, says Badr Abdelatty, Minister of Foreign Affairs in Egypt.
US President Joe Biden is also calling for a ceasefire.
Today, national mourning has been declared in Lebanon after Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed on Friday.
Over 700 people have been killed in recent days of Israeli attacks on Lebanon, AFP reports.