Will Lebanon also face a situation like Gaza due to the 40-year-old rivalry?

Israeli strikes on Lebanon: The death toll from Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon has risen to 558, Lebanon’s health minister said. The number of injured people has risen from 1,645 to 1,835 during the week. The dead include about 50 children and 94 women.

Meanwhile, news agency Reuters has reported that a Hezbollah commander was killed in the Israeli attack. Two Lebanese security sources told Reuters that Hezbollah commander Ibrahim Kubaisi was killed in the Israeli air strike on Beirut. The Israeli army has also confirmed this. Earlier also, Hezbollah commander Ibrahim Aqeel was killed in an Israeli attack.

• Israel warned Lebanon, saying our warning should be taken extremely seriously.
• The World Health Organization has accused Israel of targeting hospitals and ambulances on Israeli attacks
• Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa condemned Israel’s ‘genocidal war’ in Gaza at United Nations (UN) meeting
• Israel’s military chief vows to step up attacks on Lebanon
• Hezbollah’s media office says Israel is dropping leaflets with “very dangerous” barcodes over Lebanon.
• Hezbollah’s media office said scanning the leaflets dropped in the eastern Bekaa Valley would “extract all the information” from any phone.

Lebanon and Israel statements

Lebanon’s Health Minister Firas Abiad said, “1835 people have been injured in the attack. The medical staff worked beyond their capacity to take care of the injured.” He said, “The health sector needs our support. We hope that the situation will not worsen in the future.” Abiad also said, “Four health workers have also been killed in Israeli attacks, when they were attacked in hospitals and ambulances.”

Meanwhile, at a news conference organised by Israel, Israel’s Prime Minister’s Office spokesman David Manser said that the IDF has been evacuating citizens through text messages, phone calls, radio broadcasts and websites. He said, “Lebanon should take this warning very seriously.”

Menser accused Hezbollah of committing a “double war crime” by hiding its weapons in civilian areas and carrying out targeted attacks against Israelis. During a press conference on Tuesday, Lebanon’s Health Minister Firas Abiad said, “1,835 people were injured in the attack. Medical staff worked beyond their capacity to care for the injured.”

What is the 40-year-old past of Israel and Hezbollah?

The enmity between Hezbollah and Israel is decades old. In the early 1980s, Israel invaded Lebanon with the intention of destroying the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO). However, Israel forced the PLO to flee from Beirut. But later Hezbollah came between Israel and the PLO. Hezbollah was formed by Shia supporters of Iran to challenge Israel. In November 1982, the headquarters of Shin Bet (Israeli intelligence agency) was blown up in a huge explosion in the Israeli city, killing 91 people. This attack was carried out by militant Shia Islamists. After this incident, Hezbollah was formed in 1983.

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