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Intensified Bombardment of Hezbollah Strongholds
As the Israel-Iran War started a year ago after Hamas attacked Israel, Israel intensified its airstrikes on Hezbollah sites in Beirut and the adjacent suburbs on October 7. This was the largest attack on the city since then. Military observers observed that Israel’s military assault had dramatically escalated to the extent of its strikes on this particular day.
Cross-Border Violence Escalates
Hezbollah attacked the Israeli port city of Haifa with rockets in retaliation for Israel’s bombardment, causing multiple injuries and at least ten fatalities. This represented a dramatic escalation in cross-border exchanges of fire, heightening worries of a broader regional confrontation due to the Israel-Iran War.
U.S. Condemnation of Violence
President of the United States Joe Biden noted the large number of lives lost in the Israel-Iran War and denounced the Hamas attack that started the current war. His remarks emphasize how vital a settlement is in view of the growing hostilities.
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Hamas Applauds Hezbollah Actions
Hezbollah’s latest attacks on northern Israel have been widely praised by Hamas, which called the October 7 attack “glorious.” The group said that this attack exposed weaknesses in the Israeli military machinery and upset Israel’s imagined hegemony.
Calls for Humanitarian Ceasefire
Israel’s attacks on Lebanon have drawn criticism from the head of the UN refugee agency, Filippo Grandi, who claimed that by hitting civilian facilities, Israel had violated international humanitarian law. He asked everyone who was affected to put an end to the violence that was destroying Gaza and Lebanon.
There are growing appeals for peace and humanitarian intervention as the Israel-Iran War develops, and the world community is on guard.