Hezbollah delegation briefs Bkirki on situations in Gaza, South

A Hezbollah delegation comprising the official in charge of relations with Christian authorities, Mohammad Saeed al-Khansa, and Mustafa al-Hajj Ali has met at MP Farid Haykal al-Khazen’s residence with Walid Ghayyad, the adviser of Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi, al-Jadeed TV said.

“The meeting tackled the situation in Gaza and the plight of the Palestinian people,” al-Jadeed added.

“The delegation also put Bkirki in the picture of what is happening in the South and the circumstances that the resistance is going through in the face of the enemy, explaining the situations of the battle that is aimed at protecting the South in the face of all the Israeli intentions,” the TV network added.

The number of people killed by Israeli fire into south Lebanon since the start of the war in Gaza has risen to more than 200, according to an AFP tally.

Since the outbreak of war between Hamas and Israel on October 7, the Lebanese-Israeli border has witnessed a near-daily exchange of fire between Israel's army and Hezbollah.

More than 83,000 Lebanese have been forced to flee their homes since hostilities began, according to the International Organization for Migration.

On the Israeli side, 15 people have been killed in the northern border area, including nine soldiers and six civilians, according to the Israeli army.