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israel intensifies its attacks on lebanon, displacing large numbers of people

sun shuo

the military conflict between israel and lebanese hezbollah continues to escalate. on the 5th, the israeli army intensified its air strikes against hezbollah targets in southern lebanon and expanded the scope of military operations to the northern lebanese city of tripoli for the first time.

the conflict between israel and hezbollah continues to expand and escalate, causing a large number of lebanese people to flee to neighboring syria to escape the war. many of them had fled to lebanon due to the syrian civil war and are now displaced again.

[the degree is "very violent"]

from the evening of the 5th to the 6th, the israeli army launched continuous large-scale air strikes on the southern suburbs of beirut, the capital of lebanon. video footage showed the violent explosion lighting up the densely populated suburbs, with red and white flashes clearly visible kilometers away.

according to the lebanese national news agency, the israeli army launched at least 5 air strikes on the southern suburbs of beirut overnight, 4 of which were "very violent." the bombing site was not far from lebanon's only international airport. the airport is still operational and "several middle eastern airlines have just landed," the outlet reported.

near the evening of the 5th, the israeli army announced that it would continue to attack the lebanese hezbollah stronghold in beirut and called on the people to evacuate from the southern suburbs of beirut.

israeli army spokesman daniel hagari said on the 5th,israelground operations in southern lebanon have killed approximately 440 lebanese hezbollah militants and destroyed approximately 2,000 lebanese hezbollah targets. lebanese hezbollah has not yet announced the number of casualties.

while advancing military operations in southern lebanon, the israeli army also launched its first strike in northern lebanon, air strikes on a palestinian refugee camp in tripoli, targeting hezbollah and the palestinian islamic resistance movement (hama) who were said to be hiding there. sri lanka) militants. the associated press quoted hamas news as reporting that israel’s attack on the refugee camp on the 5th resulted in the deaths of an official of the organization, his wife and two young daughters.

according to a report by the associated press on the 5th, iranian foreign minister seyyed abbas araghchi said that "efforts are being made to achieve a ceasefire in the gaza strip and lebanon (with israel)." later that day, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said that israel has the obligation and right to defend itself and respond to these attacks, and that on the lebanese issue, "our (actions) are not over yet."

【people are displaced】

since the escalation of the conflict between israel and hezbollah, a large number of people have chosen to flee their homes to avoid the war. according to statistics from the lebanese government committee, nearly 375,000 people have fled from lebanon in less than two weeks.syria。

a staff member of the un refugee agency in syria told xinhua news agency that a large number of people have entered the country since september 24. in just one week, more than 100,000 people entered syria from lebanon to escape the war, and at least 60% of them were syrians. . most of them had fled to lebanon to escape the syrian civil war, but now they are forced to flee again.

issa hilal is one of them. "we were on the road for two days and the road was very crowded... very difficult. we almost died when we got here," she said. another refugee told the associated press: "we don't care if we die, but we don't want to death at the hands of (israeli prime minister) netanyahu.”

lebanese government data shows that in the past year, israel’s continuous attacks on lebanon have killed nearly 2,000 lebanese people and displaced more than 1.2 million people, accounting for almost a quarter of lebanon’s total population. (end) (special article by xinhua news agency)