The attack reportedly targeted a meeting that Hachem Safieddine was attending in an underground bunker. It is not yet known whether he was actually involved
The presumed successor of Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Lebanese Hezbollah killed on September 28, was reportedly the target of an Israeli air raid in the suburbs of Beirut on Thursday October 3. This was made known by the New York Times. Hachem Safieddine, cousin of the former leader of the Party of God, was attending a meeting with other senior officials of what remains of the Shiite organization's leadership in an underground bunker in the Lebanese capital when the Israeli army hit the structure. It is not yet clear whether Nasrallah's likely successor was actually involved in the Israeli attack. Last night, Israeli Air Force planes dropped a total of 73 tons of explosives on the al-Marija bunker in the Dahiyeh neighborhood of Beirut, defined as the “main intelligence headquarters of Hezbollah,” according to reports. Ynet.
On the front
Meanwhile, Israeli attacks in Lebanon continue. In the morning, the IDF asked residents of 35 southern villages to “immediately evacuate” their homes: the Arabic-speaking IDF spokesperson, Colonel Avichay Adraee, wrote on . Last Wednesday, the Israeli army asked Lebanese civilians to evacuate around twenty villages in southern Lebanon. On the other front, Hezbollah announced that it had targeted Israeli troops in a border area with Lebanon. Due to continued attacks in Lebanon, three hospitals, including one in the southern suburbs, announced today the suspension of their operations. This was announced by the Lebanese national information agency, specifying that the Sainte Thérèse hospital, near the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital, announced that it would cease its services due to Israeli attacks in the surrounding areas, as well as two other hospitals in the south. of the country.
Unicef: “More than 100 children killed in the last 11 days”
According to UNICEF, more than 100 children have been killed in Lebanon over the past 11 days, and more than 690 have been injured due to the dramatic escalation of conflict in recent weeks. “Since August 20, the number of children injured in the conflict has increased significantly, bringing the total number of injured from last year to October 2 to 890, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health,” reads the organization's note, adding that at least 127 children were killed last year. While 400,000 children are displaced from their homes and at least 10 hospitals have suffered damage, including a neonatal intensive care unit. “This disastrous conflict is taking a heavy toll on children,” said UNICEF regional director Adele Khodr. “Doctors tell us they have treated bloodied, bruised and broken children who are suffering both physically and mentally. Many suffer from anxiety, flashbacks and nightmares related to the explosions. No child should be subjected to such horrible situations. »
