US EditionIsraeli raid in southern Lebanon kills municipal employee, sparking protests
- On Thursday, the Israeli military carried out a ground raid in Blida, killing municipal employee Ibrahim Salameh as troops withdrew at dawn after several hours.
- The Israeli military said the raid aimed to dismantle Hezbollah infrastructure after troops identified an immediate threat, and the incident is under review.
- An AFP journalist reported visible bullet holes in Blida's municipal building, while the sleeping room showed blood-stained bedding and scattered belongings; in nearby Adaisseh, residents said a religious hall was blown up at dawn.
- Prime Minister Nawaf Salam denounced the raid as `a flagrant aggression against Lebanese state institutions and sovereignty`, while protests in Blida and nearby towns blocked roads with burning tyres on Thursday.
- In recent weeks Israel has intensified operations against Hezbollah, with Jeremy Laurence reporting 111 civilian deaths since the U.S.-brokered ceasefire began.
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Israeli aviation has intensified its strikes in Lebanon in recent days.
An operation of the Israel Defense Forces beyond the Blue Line. A night caretaker killed for no apparent reason. The anger of the local authorities and the inhabitants who turn against the Unifil mission. It happened all in the early hours of the morning of October 30, when a unit of the Israeli army crossed the border line and penetrated the Lebanese village of Blida, where it attacked the building of the town hall. When it withdrew, a municipa…
On Thursday, the Israeli army carried out a murderous incursion into a border village in southern Lebanon, killing a municipal employee, an act immediately condemned by the Lebanese president who called on the army to oppose any new incursion.
Lebanese President Orders Army to Repel Israeli Incursions after Deadly Violation in Blida - World news
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Lebanese President Joseph Aoun instructed the army to confront any Israeli regime incursion into southern Lebanon, following a cross-border attack by Israeli forces that killed a municipal employee in the town of Blida overnight.
Israeli soldiers kill Lebanese official in border village raid
Blida: Israeli soldiers raided a municipal government building in a border village in southern Lebanon early on Thursday, October 30, and killed an employee, Lebanese state media said. The incident in the town of Blida sparked condemnation by Lebanese officials and a protest by residents. The Israeli army said in a statement that the soldiers had entered to “destroy terrorist infrastructure” belonging to the militant group Hezbollah and “identif…
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