On Thursday, the Israeli Air Force launched raids on 15 Hezbollah targets in the Lebanese capital, Beirut. As announced by the Army Press Office.
In the latest attack, an Israeli raid targeted, on Thursday, a warehouse adjacent to Beirut Airport, according to what a source close to the Lebanese Hezbollah group said, with intense air strikes continuing since September 23.
The source said that “an Israeli raid targeted a warehouse adjacent to the airport” south of Beirut, where Israel launched a series of raids on Thursday, targeting the southern suburb, the main stronghold of Hezbollah. It was not immediately clear what the warehouse was or its contents.
Israel also launched two raids on the town of Khiam, south of Lebanon.
In addition, Hezbollah announced that the number of deaths among Israeli officers and soldiers during clashes on Thursday reached 17 officers and soldiers.
Hezbollah’s statement on “Telegram” stated, “The party repelled an infiltration attempt into Lebanese territory near the closed Fatima Gate border crossing in the town of Kafr Kila. The party confirmed that it inflicted losses on the enemy and forced it to retreat. It also detonated 4 explosive devices in the Maroun al-Ras areas.” And Khirbet Yaron on the border.”
For its part, the Israeli army press office announced that its forces continued to suffer losses in the first days of the ground operation in southern Lebanon, noting that its ninth soldier was killed during the battles.
According to the statement, a 21-year-old officer with the rank of captain was killed on Wednesday, October 2, during battles in southern Lebanon. Thus, the number of Israeli soldiers killed in southern Lebanon since the beginning of the ground operation has reached 9.
On October 2, the Israeli army announced the killing of 8 of its soldiers and the wounding of 7 others.