JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said Saturday its forces struck Hezbollah fighters inside a south Lebanon mosque overnight, the first such strike since clashes erupted between Israel and the militants last year.
“Overnight, with the direction of IDF (army) intelligence, the IAF (air force) struck Hezbollah terrorists who were operating within a command center that was located inside a mosque adjacent to the Salah Ghandour Hospital in southern Lebanon,” the military said in a statement.
“The command center was used by the Hezbollah terrorists to plan and execute terrorist attacks against IDF troops and the state of Israel.”
The Salah Ghandour Hospital, which is run by the Hezbollah-affiliated Islamic Health Committee, said nine of its medical and nursing staff were wounded by heavy strikes, most of them seriously, after it received an Israeli warning to evacuate.
Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported that the grounds of the hospital in the southern town of Bint Jbeil were “subjected to Israeli shelling.”
The hospital’s director Mohammed Sleiman told AFP it took a direct hit and was evacuated.
Israel army says struck Hezbollah fighters inside south Lebanon mosque
Israel army says struck Hezbollah fighters inside south Lebanon mosque
Israel blocks hundreds of Palestinians from departing to perform Umrah
- Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs noted that Israel’s ‘arbitrary and unjustified measures’ led to travel disruptions and congestion at the crossing with Jordan
LONDON: Israeli border authorities have prevented hundreds of Palestinian pilgrims from exiting the country to perform Umrah this week, as confirmed by the Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs on Tuesday.
The ministry noted that Israel’s “arbitrary and unjustified measures” led to travel disruptions and congestion at the crossing with Jordan, despite travelers having all the necessary permits and travel agencies adhering to the approved departure schedules.
Israeli authorities returned 450 Umrah pilgrims on the fourth day of the pilgrimage, followed by 900 on the fifth day and 800 on the sixth day, the ministry confirmed. This led to confusion and significant congestion at the Mahmoud Abbas City for Hajj and Umrah Pilgrims, an operational facility located in Jericho in the occupied West Bank.
The ministry said it holds the Israeli “occupation authorities fully and directly responsible for this crisis and the resulting suffering of Umrah pilgrims and confusion for travel programs,” according to Wafa news agency.
