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Lebanese firefighters put out a fire after Israeli strikes in Beirut, November 17, 2024.
INTERNATIONAL – A new Hezbollah leader killed. The pro-Iran Shiite group close to Palestinian Hamas declared this Sunday, November 17, that its media manager had died in a “ struck ” Israeli targeting Beirut, the Lebanese capital.
In a statement, Hezbollah announced the death of “ great media leader (..) Hajj Mouhammad Afif al-Naboulsi, responsible for media relations » within the movement, in a criminal Zionist strike ».
In the process, the Israeli army confirmed that it had “ eliminated » the « head of propaganda » Hezbollah in a strike. Mohammad Afif was directly involved in Hezbollah’s terrorist activity against the State of Israel”the Israeli army said in a statement.
This attack « south Ras al-Nabaa (Beirut district, Editor’s note) left four dead, including a woman, and 14 injured, including two children.specified the Lebanese Ministry of Health.
A strike on a shopping district
Another strike in the commercial district of Mar Elias left two dead and 13 injured, including two seriously, according to the same source. This raid hit an electronics store and a car, according to a security source. Firefighters used their water cannons in the evening to extinguish the flames of the fire which ravaged both floors of the store, according to AFP.
The strike hit a street that “I borrow every day to go to work (…) It’s a residential area”assured Lina, 59, whose apartment is less than 500 meters from the targeted location. In response to these attacks, schools in the capital and its surrounding areas will be closed on Monday and Tuesday, the Lebanese Ministry of Education announced.
The Lebanese news agency ANI also reported an Israeli strike “violent” having targeted the village of Khiam (south), on the outskirts of which Hezbollah claimed three attacks against Israeli soldiers.
Strikes continue in the Gaza Strip
The Israeli army, for its part, said it had bombed the southern suburbs of Beirut, located near the international airport, and the south of the country, including the thousand-year-old city of Tyre. “Israeli enemy raids on villages in the Tire district left 11 dead and 48 injured”indicated the Lebanese Ministry of Health.
At the same time, the Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip continues. At least 60 people were killed in Israeli raids in the Palestinian territory on Sunday, according to Civil Defense spokesman Mahmoud Bassal.
The deadliest strike took place overnight from Saturday to Sunday in Beit Lahia, in the north, on a five-story building: at least 34 bodies, including women and children, were removed from the rubble and dozens people are still missing, Mr. Bassal told AFP.
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