international identification bureau: the conflict between lebanon and israel continues to escalate, with more than 2,000 casualties, and the un secretary-general warns!
2024-09-26
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according to a comprehensive report by chinanews.com on september 25, after israel's airstrike on lebanon on the 23rd caused more than 2,000 casualties, the situation between lebanon and israel escalated again. on the 24th local time, the southern suburbs of beirut, the capital of lebanon, were attacked by israel. on the same day, israeli media reported that rocket alarms were sounded in areas near haifa, israel.
according to foreign media reports, israel launched a large-scale attack on multiple locations in lebanon on september 23, local time. the picture shows smoke billowing in southern lebanon after israel launched the attack on september 23, local time.
the lebanese capital was attacked, leaving 6 dead and 15 injured
"we were filming in a makeshift shelter in the southern suburbs of beirut when we heard screams and people around us panicked. only then did we realize that an attack had taken place," wrote a reporter from qatar's al jazeera. "the incident took place about 4 kilometers from where i was."
according to afp, the israeli military said on the 24th that it had carried out a "targeted strike" in the beirut area that day, but did not immediately disclose more details.
al jazeera quoted the lebanese national news agency (nna) as reporting that the attack targeted a six-story building in southern beirut, injuring many people and rescuers were trying to rescue the trapped people.
subsequently, reports quoted the lebanese health department as saying that the attack had killed 6 people and injured 15 people, and the casualties were expected to increase.
according to the times of israel, shortly after the israeli army issued a statement of attack, an alarm was sounded in the haifa area of israel, warning of incoming rocket attacks.
qatar's al jazeera reported that lebanon said in a statement that it used the fadi-2 missile to attack an israeli military base south of haifa.
the israeli military said that at around 1 p.m. on the 24th, five rockets were found fired from lebanon into israel, some of which were intercepted. the israeli military also said that the israeli air force hit and destroyed the launcher that fired these rockets.
'lebanon is on the brink of crisis'
according to afp, on the 24th local time, unhcr spokesman saltmarsh said that as israel launched a series of attacks on lebanon, tens of thousands of lebanese have fled their homes, and the situation is "extremely worrying."
he said the number of people fleeing their homes is still increasing.
on the same day, afp quoted syrian security officials as saying that about 500 people have crossed the border from lebanon into syria to escape the deadliest israeli attack in nearly 20 years.
according to cnn, videos on social media showed that people were trying to flee southern lebanon to the capital beirut, and the roads were severely congested. the journey from southern lebanon to beirut, which used to take 90 minutes, may now take 12 hours or more.
lebanese health officials said that the israeli attack on lebanon on the 23rd has killed 558 people and injured 1,835 people. lebanese health officials said that the dead included 50 children and 94 women. the world health organization said that the attack killed at least 4 medical staff and injured 16 people.
on the 24th, un secretary-general guterres issued a warning, "we should all be shocked by the escalation of the situation. lebanon is on the brink of (crisis)."
white house urges us citizens to leave lebanon as soon as possible
on the 24th, kirby, strategic communications coordinator of the white house national security council, said in an interview with us media that american citizens should "leave lebanon while commercial flights are still available."
previously, the us state department issued a level 4 travel warning statement ("do not travel" warning) for lebanon on the 21st, warning american citizens that if they choose to stay in lebanon, they should be prepared to shelter in place if the situation deteriorates further.
due to the continued escalation of the situation in lebanon and israel, a large number of flights were cancelled at beirut rafic hariri international airport on the 24th. flights of companies including middle east airlines, qatar airways, turkish airlines and etihad airways were cancelled on the same day.
in addition, affected by the situation, jordan and egypt recently announced the suspension of flights to or from beirut; qatar airways and emirates airlines also adjusted flights to beirut. germany's lufthansa group announced an extension of the suspension of flights to tel aviv and tehran.
