Tyr: At the very least 11 folks had been killed and 48 injured in Israeli strikes in Lebanon’s Tyr area, AFP reported, quoting Lebanon ministry. The strikes within the Tyr area come weeks after Israel had performed earlier navy operations within the space. In line with Al Jazeera’s prior studies, the late October strikes triggered harm to a number of heritage websites and left 16 folks injured.
These current assaults comply with an Israeli airstrike within the Lebanese capital, Beirut, which killed Hezbollah’s media relations chief, Mohammed Afif, on Sunday, the Occasions of Israel reported. In a submit on the social media platform, X, the Israel Protection Forces (IDF) additionally confirmed the demise of “Chief Propagandist and Spokesperson of Hezbollah, Mohammed Afif”.
In line with the IDF, “Afif was a senior Hezbollah navy operative, involved with senior officers and straight concerned in advancing and executing Hezbollah’s terrorist actions towards Israel”. IDF additionally famous that “Messages broadcasted by Afif to the Lebanese media glorified and incited terrorist actions towards Israel, and he was answerable for quite a few psychological terror operations towards the Israeli public”.
“Afif’s influence on the terrorist group proves that he was straight concerned in Hezbollah’s terrorist exercise towards the State of Israel”, the IDF additional added. The strikes in Tyr and the demise of the Hezbollah spokesperson come within the wake of the assault at Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s house on Sunday.
Three suspects had been arrested for throwing flares at Netanyahu’s residence. Earlier in October, Netanyahu’s personal residence was targetted by a Hezbollah drone. Pictures printed in Israeli media confirmed cracks in a bed room window the place the drone struck however didn’t penetrate.
