On the night from Monday to Tuesday Israel launched a land invasion of Lebanonarguing that the movement is a continuation of the anti-militancy struggle Hezbollahu. The sides are exchanging blows, shelling border areas and organizing airstrikes in the central parts of the country.
In one of the latest announcements, the Israeli army summoned residents over 20 Lebanese towns to be evacuated – wrote Avichay Adraee, spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces, on X.
Israel attacked in Lebanon. The Kremlin reacts
Lebanese Hezbollah, in turn, reported firing missiles at the headquarters of the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad and a military intelligence unit on the outskirts of Tel Aviv.
Diplomats, world leaders and organizations such as the UN are reacting to the escalation in the Middle East.
He also spoke out after Israel's invasion of Lebanon The Kremlin. It was stated that Moscow Is “deeply concerned“Israel's military actions in Lebanon, as well as in the capital Syria – Damascus. There, on Tuesday morning, an air attack killed three people and injured nine more civilians.
– Together we observe that the scale of warfare is expandingwhich further destabilizes the region and increases tensions. These tensions are destructive for the region, but also for the surrounding areas. We remain deeply concerned, he said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
The Kremlin condemns Israel's actions. Dmitry Peskov comments
Peskov also added that Moscow remains in constant contact with Damascus.
– We don't see any immediate risk at the moment, but of course we condemn such attacks on a sovereign state – he added.
Hezbollah, which controls southern Lebanon, has been regularly shelling northern Israel since the outbreak of the war in the Gaza Strip, which is met with counterstrikes.
In recent days, the intensity and scope of mutual attacks have increased, reaching a level not seen for years. Among those who died there were: long-time leader of Hezbollah Hasan Nasrallahas well as other commanders of this terrorist organization and General of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Abbas Nilforushan.
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