Three journalists covering the war between Israel and Hezbollah have been killed in an Israeli strike apparently targeted on their homes in the Hasbaya region of southern Lebanon. The Israeli army continues its offensives in Lebanon, like Thursday evening in the southern suburbs of Beirut. But also in Gaza, where the humanitarian situation remains very complicated in the northern region, particularly with more than 770 people killed in the last three weeks.
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► US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits the Middle East until October 25, his eleventh trip to the region. After meeting the Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu on October 22, he will meet the Lebanese Prime Minister on October 25 in London.
► Israel announced Thursday October 24 sending a delegation to Qatar to negotiate an agreement on Gaza involving the release of hostages, while Hamas said it was open to talks on a ceasefire in the Palestinian territory devastated by more than a year of war.
► On the occasion of the international conference in support of Lebanon which opened this Thursday in Paris, where France invited 70 countries and international organizations, the head of French diplomacy Jean-Noël Barrot announced that the international community will release 1 billion dollars. France contributes to this to the tune of 100 million euros, according to French President Emmanuel Macron.
► At least 1 552 people were killed in Lebanon since Israel intensified its bombings across the country on September 23, according to a count established Tuesday by AFP and based on official data. Mid-October, the UN recorded nearly 700,000 displaced people. The Lebanese Ministry of Health reported on Sunday 2,464 deaths in Lebanon and at least 11,530 injured since October 2023.
Times are in UT universal time (Paris -2h)
6:04 a.m.: Lebanon: in Baalbek, despite the influx of wounded to the hospital, resistance against Israel does not weaken
After the Paris conference on October 24, no ceasefire in sight between Israel and Hezbollah. In Lebanon, Israeli bombings continue, particularly in the southern suburbs of Beirut. Every day, hundreds of injured people are treated in Lebanese hospitals. In Baalbek, one of Hezbollah’s strongholds that was intensely bombed, despite the pain and injuries, continuing the fight against Israel is a priority.
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5:48 a.m.: New Israeli strikes in Lebanon, three journalists killed, according to state media
New Israeli strikes targeted Lebanon during the night from Thursday to Friday, killing three journalists, according to the Lebanese news agency ANI.
The ANI agency reported “ the death of three journalists in an Israeli strike on Hasbaya ”, specifying that “ Israeli warplanes carried out a raid at 3:30 a.m. (0:30 a.m. UT) on the Lebanese-Syrian border “. According to local media, the strike hit a hotel in Hasbaya, about fifty kilometers south of Beirut.
The victims included cameraman Ghassan Najjar and technician Mohamed Reda, who worked for the pro-Iranian Al Mayadine television channel, as well as a cameraman from Hezbollah’s Al Manar television channel, according to Al Mayadine.
Journalists who were on site indicated that a pavilion in which employees of these channels were sleeping had been directly targeted. “ The occupation deliberately targeted the residence of journalists, and journalists from other Arab channels were injured “, declared Ghassan Ben Jeddou, director of Al Mayadine, on the channel’s X account.
5:08 a.m.: A third of Lebanese health facilities forced to close due to Israel’s war, says WHO chief
“ The conflict in Lebanon has led to the closure of more than 100 health establishments, or a third of the country’s establishments, said the director of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on his X account. Hospitals and healthcare professionals are overwhelmed because they are under attack. WHO calls for safe, unhindered and sustainable humanitarian access to UN Flash Appeal funding. But also the immediate protection of civilians, health personnel and health establishments, in accordance with international law and a ceasefire. »
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