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Hezbollah and Israel exchange fire as Blinken meets with Lebanese prime minister

The border between Israel it’s him Lebanon This Saturday saw another day of crossfire between the Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah and Israeli forces, coinciding with a meeting in Love of the US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinkenwith the Lebanese Prime Minister, Najib Mikati.

In response to fire launched from Lebanon on Israeli territory today, Israel Defense Forces fighter jets attacked terrorist targets in Hezbollah during the last hour“, said an Israeli Army spokesman.

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Israeli troops also used tanks and artillery, and the targets of Hezbollah who attacked “include terrorist infrastructures, places of rocket storage and military complexeshe added.

He Israeli army reported during the day about several rocket launches from southern Lebanon against areas of northern Israel without causing casualties, to which the military Israelis They responded with fire.

Additionally, Israeli forces attacked an observation post in Hezbollah and two alleged “terrorist cells”who tried to open fire towards the north of Israel.

Since October 8, the day after the start of the war between Israel and the Islamic group Hamas, Hezbollah and other militias pro-Palestinian They face Israeli troops in the border areas.

This same Saturday, Mikati covered in Jordan border tension with Blinkand asked “pressures”for the cessation of“Israeli aggressions”, according to official Lebanese sources.

In an unannounced meeting, the Lebanese Prime Minister explained to the Blink whatLebanon “is committed to international legitimacy (…) calls on the international community to pressure Israel to stop its daily usurpations and violations of its land and sovereignty by land, sea and air.”said the official Lebanese news agency, ANN.

Blink arrived last night in Amman, coming from Israel, on a new mission in Middle East discuss with regional leaders a temporary ceasefire in the war opposing Israel Hamaswhich allows the release of hostages taken by the Islamic group, as well as the evacuation of injured Palestinians and the sending of more humanitarian aid to civilians in Gaza Strip.

According to official Jordanian sources, Mikati was received by the Jordanian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ayman al Safadiwho will coordinate positions today in Amman with his counterparts from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar and O Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in relation to climbing in the region.

The current tension on the border between Israel It is Lebanonthe highest since 2006, caused at least 79 deaths: 8 in Israel -7 soldiers and one civilian- and at least 71 in Lebanonincluding 8 civilians – including a Reuters cameraman -, 57 members of the Hezbollah and 6 members of Palestinian militias.

Source: Elcomercio

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