The Israeli army announced this Sunday, September 29, that it was carrying out “dozens” of new raids against Hezbollah in Lebanon, two days after killing the powerful leader of the pro-Iranian movement Hassan Nasrallah by bombing the southern suburbs of the capital Beirut. On Saturday, a total of 33 people were killed and 195 others injured by Israeli strikes on Saturday in Lebanon, the Lebanese Ministry of Health announced in the evening.
Israeli aircraft “have attacked dozens of terrorist targets on the territory of Lebanon over the past few hours,” an army spokesperson said on Telegram. He said the attacks targeted rocket launch sites toward Israel, military installations and weapons depots.
Information to remember
⇒ Israel continues to bomb Lebanon this Sunday morning
⇒ UN launches emergency food aid for one million Lebanese
⇒ Iran calls for emergency UN Security Council meeting
09:30
UN launches emergency food aid for one million Lebanese
The World Food Program (WFP) has launched an emergency operation to provide food aid to one million people affected by the recent escalation of the conflict in Lebanon, the UN agency announced on Sunday.
The WFP, based in Rome, “distributes food rations, bread, hot meals and parcels to families in camps across the country.” “A further escalation of the conflict this weekend highlighted the need for an immediate humanitarian response,” the agency said in a statement.
“As the crisis deepens, we are preparing to help up to a million people with a mix of cash and food aid,” he added, calling on the international community to contribute of $105 million to enable WFP to finance these operations until the end of the year.
08:40
China ‘deeply concerned’ about tensions in the Middle East
China said on Sunday it was “deeply concerned” about the situation in the Middle East, after the death in Lebanon of Hassan Nasrallah, leader of the pro-Iranian movement Hezbollah, in Israeli bombings.
In this statement, a spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs also clarified that “China urges the parties involved, in particular Israel, to take immediate measures to calm the situation and prevent the conflict from spreading further, or even to get out of control.”
06:30
Iran calls for emergency UN Security Council meeting
On Saturday night, Iran requested an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council after the death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli strike, according to a letter to the Council sent to AFP .
In this letter, Iranian Ambassador to the UN Amir Saeid Iravani calls on the Council to “take immediate and decisive measures to stop Israeli aggression and prevent dragging the region into all-out war.”
06:00
Israeli army continues to carry out strikes against Hezbollah
This Sunday morning, Israeli aircraft “attacked dozens of terrorist targets on the territory of Lebanon over the past few hours,” an army spokesperson said on Telegram.
He said the attacks targeted rocket launch sites toward Israel, military installations and weapons depots. Since Saturday, the Israeli army “has struck hundreds of Hezbollah terrorist targets across Lebanon,” the spokesperson said.