Kathmandu. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) carried out heavy airstrikes on several areas of southern Lebanon on Thursday, just before a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon came into effect at midnight local time on Thursday and Friday. According to Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency, several people have been killed or wounded in Israeli airstrikes, including many medical personnel. <\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Israeli warplanes have completely destroyed the Qasmiyeh Bridge over the Litani River in southern Lebanon in two consecutive airstrikes. The Lebanese army’s attack was aimed at isolating the Lebanese territory south of the Litani River from the rest of the country. The army will send specialist personnel to assess the situation and carry out repairs as soon as possible. <\/p>\n
Hezbollah said in a statement on Thursday that armed personnel had attacked several Israeli military targets that day. The ground forces have continued ground operations in southern Lebanon and carried out joint strikes with the Israeli Air Force against Hezbollah’s armed personnel and infrastructure. Dozens of Hezbollah armed personnel have been killed, large quantities of weapons and equipment have been seized, and dozens of infrastructure destroyed. <\/p>\n
According to Lebanese media, Israeli forces continued their airstrikes on several areas of southern Lebanon on Thursday evening after US President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire that would take effect on Friday morning. <\/p>\n
The Israeli military said a new round of rocket attacks had taken place in northern Israel from Lebanon on Thursday evening. (CCTVplus)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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