Israeli strike kills 2 Amal fighters as Hezbollah-Israel clashes abate
The Amal Movement confirmed Saturday that two of its fighters were killed in an Israeli airstrike overnight in the southern border town of Blida.
In a statement, Amal identified the slain members as Ali Khalil Mohammad and Mustafa Abbas Daher, saying there were killed while “performing their national and jihadist duty in defense of Lebanon and the South.”
An Amal fighter was killed and two others were wounded in an Israeli drone strike in the South on November 11.
Amal, which is allied with Hezbollah, has not announced any attack on Israel since the cross-border clashes began between Hezbollah and Israel on October 8. Reports have said that it is playing a “defensive” role.
The clashes between Hezbollah and Israel have meanwhile abated over the past few days amid reports that the ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas are making progress.
On Saturday, media reports said Hezbollah attacked a post in the occupied Shebaa Farms as the Israeli army shelled Rashaya al-Fukhar’s outskirts and the border town of al-Dhayra.
Hezbollah had on Friday announced two attacks on Israeli posts in the Shebaa Farms and another attack on a building in Avivim. According to a Hezbollah statement, the Avivim attack came in response to attacks on “civilian homes” and to an aistrike on a co-op in al-Jibbain.
Nearly four months of cross-border fire have killed more than 210 people in Lebanon, most of them Hezbollah fighters but also including more than 25 civilians. On the Israeli side of the border, nine soldiers and six civilians have been killed, according to Israeli officials.
The fighting has also displaced tens of thousands of residents on both sides of the border and Israel has warned that it is ready to use military force to return its settlers to their homes.
03 February 2024, 12:35
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Does Hezbollah have shortage of manpower now that they need to hire in some Amal-guys?
03 February 2024, 13:47
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So now there is evidence that it is not just Hizballah that is in non-compliance with Resolution 1901. Lebanon is allowing more than just the one terrorist gang to be armed on Lebanese territory, and on top of that south of the Litani.
03 February 2024, 14:50
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UN Resolution 1701 only applies to Israel and Hezbollah. Educate yourself, por favor, Pippo.
03 February 2024, 16:38
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From UN resolution 1701: "security arrangements to prevent the resumption of hostilities, including the establishment between the Blue Line and the Litani river of an area free of any armed personnel, assets and weapons other than those of the Government of Lebanon and of UNIFIL as authorized in paragraph 11, deployed in this area"
04 February 2024, 01:11
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 is a resolution that was intended to resolve the 2006 Lebanon War. The resolution calls for a full cessation of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanon to be replaced by Lebanese and UNIFIL forces deploying to southern Lebanon, and the disarmament of Hezbollah. It emphasizes Lebanon's need to fully exert government control and calls for efforts to address the unconditional release of abducted Israeli soldiers.
