Israeli attack kills 3 more Lebanese soldiers as death toll passes 40

The fig of Lebanese troops killed successful Israeli attacks since October 2023 is reported to person reached 41 aft latest onslaught kills 3 soldiers successful confederate Lebanon.

Three Lebanese soldiers person been killed successful an Israeli aerial onslaught connected an service basal successful confederate Lebanon’s municipality of Sarafand, portion astatine slightest 17 civilians surviving adjacent the installation were injured, the country’s subject and Ministry of Public Health said.

“The Israeli force targeted an service centre successful the municipality of Sarafand successful the south, which led to the martyrdom of 3 soldiers,” the Lebanese subject said successful a station connected societal media precocious connected Tuesday.

Lebanon’s Health Ministry said that 17 radical were injured successful the onslaught aft reporting earlier that Israeli attacks crossed the state implicit the erstwhile 24 hours had killed 28 radical and wounded 107 – bringing the decease toll successful Lebanon since warring erupted betwixt Hezbollah and Israel successful October 2023 to 3,544 dormant and much than 15,000 injured.

The Lebanese army’s spokesperson, Fadi Eid, told The Associated Press (AP) quality bureau earlier the onslaught successful Sarafand that 38 soldiers had been killed successful Israeli strikes since October past year. The 3 latest casualties bring the wide decease toll successful the Lebanese service to 41, the AP reported.

استهدف العدو الإسرائيلي مركزًا للجيش في بلدة الصرفند- الجنوب، ما أدى إلى استشهاد ٣ عسكريين.#الجيش_اللبناني #LebaneseArmy pic.twitter.com/QKy5BcCTYe

— الجيش اللبناني (@LebarmyOfficial) November 19, 2024

Translation: The Israeli force targeted an service centre successful the municipality of Sarafand successful the south, which led to the martyrdom of 3 soldiers.

On Sunday, Israeli forces bombed a Lebanese subject station successful Mari, successful the southeastern Hasbaiyya province, sidesplitting 2 soldiers and critically injuring 3 others.

The Israeli subject has not yet commented connected its latest sidesplitting of Lebanese soldiers who person for months provided information for Lebanese civilians and engaged successful hunt and rescue efforts amid the warring betwixt Hezbollah and Israel.

Lebanon’s authorities said connected Monday that it plans to record a ceremonial ailment with the United Nations Security Council implicit “repeated attacks” by Israel connected its army, and accused Israeli forces of repeated violations of planetary law.

Earlier connected Tuesday, Italy’s Ministry of Defence reported that 8 rockets deed the office of the Italian contingent of the UN peacekeeping force, UNIFIL, successful Chama, successful confederate Lebanon, and Ghanaian peacekeepers were injured successful a rocket detonation successful adjacent Ramyah.

“Four Ghanaian peacekeepers connected work sustained injuries arsenic a rocket – fired astir apt by non-state actors wrong Lebanon – deed their base” successful the colony of Ramyah, UNIFIL said successful a statement.

Though nary injuries were reported, 5 Italian soldiers are being monitored successful the Chama base’s aesculapian installation aft the rocket attack, Italy’s Defence Ministry said successful its statement. Investigations are besides nether mode to find wherever the rockets originated and to place those liable for the attack, which deed immoderate outdoor areas and the base’s proviso warehouse.

Also connected Tuesday, Argentina informed UNIFIL that it would beryllium pulling retired of the peacekeeping ngo successful Lebanon.

“Argentina has asked its officers to spell backmost [to Argentina],” UNIFIL spokesperson Andrea Tenenti said successful effect to a question astir a paper report. He declined to remark connected the crushed for the Argentinian departure, referring the question to Argentina’s government.

Argentina is 1 of 48 countries contributing peacekeepers to UNIFIL, with a full of 3 unit presently successful Lebanon, according to a UN website.

UNIFIL has antecedently referred to “unacceptable pressures being exerted connected the ngo done assorted channels”, amid demands by the Israeli subject for UN unit to permission their bases and retreat from confederate Lebanon.

More than 20 peacekeepers person been injured successful the past 2 months and respective UNIFIL bases person been damaged by Israeli aerial attacks, which Israel has claimed were unintentional. Israel accuses UNIFIL peacekeeping bases of shielding Hezbollah fighters.

UNIFIL has rejected Israel’s demands to evacuate from confederate Lebanon for its ain safety.

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