اخبار لبنان
موقع كل يوم -صحيفة الجمهورية
نشر بتاريخ: ١٢ أذار ٢٠٢٤
Locally, the escalating situation in the 'Southern Front' continues amidst ongoing Israeli targeting of Lebanese border areas such as Dhayra, Al-Shabaa, Arnoun, and Naqoura. The toll from the hostile airstrike that destroyed a 3-story building in Daher Al-Ain in Sarin on the Riyaq-Baalbek International Road has risen to 10 wounded in addition to two fatalities. In retaliation, Hezbollah militarily responded by striking Israeli positions in Jarouda, Jall Al-Alam, Haddab Yarin, Baraka Bresha, and Zraitiyeh.
In a significant meeting, Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah discussed field developments in Gaza and the West Bank with a leadership delegation from Hamas. In a new violation of sovereignty, the army units discovered an Israeli drone carrying a missile that crashed and was destroyed under the main road at the entrance of Harajel Al-Kesrouaniyeh, as it was heading towards the Bekaa to carry out an airstrike.
From the governmental palace, the Cypriot Foreign Minister expressed the wish to 'intensify joint efforts to solve the crisis of illegal migration of Syrian refugees to Europe via Cyprus, starting from the Lebanese coast.'
In the context of verbal warfare, the Israeli Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben Gvir, attacked the Defense Minister, Yoav Galant, urging him to declare war in the north and stop the 'Abu Ali' maneuvers, stating, 'What are you waiting for? War – now.'
Regionally, the war in Gaza has entered its 158th day, with Israeli airstrikes continuing from the north to the south of the Strip, while the population is experiencing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis bordering on famine with the beginning of the month of Ramadan.
Amidst the rising toll of malnutrition victims, totaling 31,184 since October 7th, Qatar affirmed that Israel and Hamas are 'not close to an agreement' regarding a ceasefire, indicating that 'negotiation efforts are ongoing and intensifying now.'
Today, the first ship carrying aid sailed from the port of Larnaca in Cyprus through the maritime corridor between the Mediterranean island and the Gaza Strip.
Internationally, the President of the European Commission warned Iran of additional sanctions if it 'delivers' ballistic missiles to Russia.
