Israel calls up reservists to northern border
- Israel is calling up two additional reserve brigades to the northern border as it continues massive bombing campaign across Lebanon, killing hundreds of people and displacing more than 90,000.
- Hezbollah says it has fired a ballistic missile targeting Mossad’s headquarters near Tel Aviv.
11 Palestinians killed by Israeli air raids across the Gaza Strip
According to the Palestinian Civil Defence:
- Three Palestinians were killed in an Israeli air raid on a multi-story house north of Rafah city.
- Six Palestinians were killed in Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. Among them were three children, a seven-month-old baby and a woman.
- Two Palestinians were killed in an Israeli air raid on a residential house north of Rafah City.
Lebanon says 51 killed, more than 220 wounded in Israeli attacks today
Health Minister Firass Abiad says at least 51 people have been killed and 223 wounded in Israeli air raids so far on Wednesday.
Abiad gave the figures during a news conference in Beirut.
Hezbollah attack on Tel Aviv ‘deeply concerning’: White House
The White House has said that a missile launched by Hezbollah in Lebanon at Tel Aviv in Israel was “deeply concerning” to the US, Israel’s top political and military backer, but that a diplomatic offramp remains to avoid “all-out war”.
“It’s certainly deeply concerning, obviously to the Israelis, of course, but also to us,” White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby told CNN.
“There is still time and space for a diplomatic solution here to de-escalate the tensions and to prevent an all-out war.”
More than 90,000 newly displaced in Lebanon
The International Organization for Migration says at least 90,530 people have been newly displaced in Lebanon in recent days due to Israeli attacks.
Nearly 40,000 of them are sheltering in 283 sites, the UN agency added.
Israeli forces claim attacks on 60 targets linked to Hezbollah intelligence
Israel’s military says it struck 60 targets linked to Hezbollah’s Intelligence Directorate after a barrage of air raids hit Lebanon.
“The strikes destroyed intelligence-gathering tools, command centers, and additional infrastructure used by the enemy to build an intelligence situational assessment,” the statement said.
Greece to urge EU to provide medical support to injured Lebanese
Greece will call on the European Union to provide medical treatment to injured Lebanese citizens, Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis told his Lebanese counterpart at a meeting in New York, according to a statement by the Greek foreign ministry.
“It is absolutely necessary to stop the vicious cycle of violence and confrontation,” the statement read, citing concerns about escalating tensions in Lebanon.
Greece will try to get the EU to provide “centrally and at a European level medical aid to Lebanese citizens who have been injured and are in need of treatment”, the statement said.
Israeli army drafting reservists for war in Lebanon
The Israeli military has issued a statement saying it is “calling up a number of reserve brigades for operational activities in the northern arena” in a reference to the ongoing conflict in Lebanon, which borders Israel to the north.
“This will enable the continuation of combat against the Hezbollah … defence of the Israel … and create the conditions to enable the residents of northern Israel to return to their homes,” it added.
