Saturday, December 2, 2023

Updates (TOI Liveblogging): IDF attacking Hezbollah positions after rocket fire on northern Israel

IDF attacking Hezbollah positions after rocket fire on northern Israel

The Times of Israel is liveblogging Saturday



IDF attacking Hezbollah positions after rocket fire on northern Israel

The IDF says it is carrying airstrikes and artillery shelling against Hezbollah sites in southern Lebanon in response to attacks on northern Israel today.

A short while ago, several rockets were also fired at army posts along the border, the IDF says.

There were no warning sirens sounded.

It says troops are responding with shelling against the sources of the fire.

The Hezbollah terror group has claimed responsibility for several attacks on northern Israel today.

Macron calls for greater efforts to free hostages, reach ‘a lasting ceasefire’ in Gaza

French President Emmanuel Macron appeals for intensified efforts to reach a lasting ceasefire in Gaza, a day after deadly fighting resumed between Israel and Hamas after a truce expired.

“This situation requires stepped-up efforts to reach a lasting ceasefire,” to free all hostages held by Hamas, allow more urgently needed aid into Gaza, and to assure Israel of its security, he tells a news conference on the sidelines of the UN’s COP28 climate talks in Dubai.


Rocket warning sirens in Ashkelon, Gaza border communities

Rocket warning sirens sound in the city of Ashkelon and in communities near the Gaza border.

There are no immediate reports of injuries or damage.


Iraq warns US against ‘attacks’ after strikes against Iran-backed groups

Iraq’s prime minister warns Washington against any “attack” on Iraqi territory after a resumption of fighting in the Israel-Hamas war renewed concerns of a wider conflict.

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani makes the comment during a phone call made to him by United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Sudani’s office says.

On November 22, US fighter jets struck two targets in Iraq, killing nine pro-Iran fighters in retaliation for repeated attacks on American troops, US and Iraqi sources said.

Hours earlier, a warplane struck the vehicle of Iran-backed fighters after they had fired a short-range ballistic missile at US and allied personnel, according to the Pentagon.

The strikes came after US forces deployed in Iraq and Syria were attacked at least 74 times, according to Pentagon officials, a surge linked to the war between Israel and Hamas.

During his call with Blinken, Sudani rejected “any attack on Iraqi territory,” the statement from his office says.


IDF says stabbing attempt foiled in West Bank, suspect killed


Iran’s Revolutionary Guards say two officers killed in Syria after strike blamed on Israel

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards announce that two of its officers were killed in Syria.

The announcement comes after an air strike in Syria that was blamed on Israel.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps says Mohammad Ali Atai Shoorcheh and Panah Taghizadeh were “martyred” while on an advisory mission to Syria, blaming the “Zionists” for their death.

Israeli airstrikes hit several points on the outskirts of Damascus overnight, Syrian state media reported, resulting in some damage.








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