CAIRO, Oct. 9 Israel fired artillery at a number of areas in in the south of Lebanon, shooting is heard, reports the Lebanese agency NNA.
According to the agency, Israeli troops shelled the Duheira area in southern Lebanon. The agency writes that sounds of shooting were heard near the borders, and residents of areas in the south of the country heard explosions.
The Israeli army previously announced that it had received a report of the infiltration of “a number of suspects” from Lebanese territory, and the military was sent to the area.
On the morning of October 7, Israel was subjected to an unprecedented-scale rocket attack from the Gaza Strip. In addition, Hamas fighters, after massive rocket attacks, penetrated into the border areas in southern Israel. The military wing of the Palestinian Hamas movement announced Operation Al-Aqsa Flood against Israel. The Israel Defense Forces announced the launch of Operation Iron Swords against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in an address to the nation, said that the country was in a state of war and said that he had ordered a widespread mobilization of reserves. The Israeli military is clearing populated areas.
The number of dead Israeli residents as a result of the escalation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has exceeded 800, Israel's state radio Kan reported on Monday. According to the latest data from the Palestinian Ministry of Health, the death toll as a result of Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip has exceeded 560. Russia calls on Israel and Palestine to cease fire and return to the negotiating table, said Deputy Russian Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov.