{"id":276846,"date":"2024-10-03T07:06:22","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T04:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kahawatungu.com\/?p=276846"},"modified":"2024-10-03T07:06:22","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T04:06:22","slug":"eight-israeli-troops-killed-in-fighting-with-hezbollah-inside-lebanon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kahawatungu.com\/eight-israeli-troops-killed-in-fighting-with-hezbollah-inside-lebanon\/","title":{"rendered":"Eight Israeli Troops Killed in Fighting with Hezbollah Inside Lebanon"},"content":{"rendered":"

Israel\u2019s military says eight of its soldiers were killed in combat in southern Lebanon, its first losses since the start of the ground invasion against the armed group Hezbollah.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hezbollah, which is backed by Iran, said it had destroyed Israeli tanks during the fighting and insisted it had enough men and ammunition to push back the forces.<\/p>\n

Earlier, the Israeli military announced that more infantry and armoured troops had joined the operation seeking to dismantle what it called \u201cterrorist infrastructure\u201d in Lebanese border villages.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, at least five people died and eight were wounded in an Israeli military air strike in the Bachoura area in central Beirut, Lebanese officials said.<\/p>\n

The multi-storey building targeted housed a Hezbollah-affiliated health centre and is just metres away from Lebanon’s parliament and United Nations Regional Headquarters.<\/p>\n

This is the first Israeli strike so close to the centre of Beirut, with other attacks overnight hitting the southern suburb of Dahieh.<\/p>\n

Earlier on Wednesday evening, Lebanon’s health ministry said 46 people had been killed and 85 wounded in Israeli strikes on the country in the last 24 hours, without differentiating between civilians and combatants.<\/p>\n

Hezbollah has been weakened after two weeks of Israeli strikes and other attacks that have killed more than 1,200 people across Lebanon and displaced around 1.2 million, according to Lebanese authorities.<\/p>\n

Israel has gone on the offensive after almost a year of cross-border hostilities sparked by the war in Gaza, saying it wants to ensure the safe return of residents of border areas displaced by Hezbollah attacks.<\/p>\n

Hezbollah is a Shia Islamist political, military and social organisation that wields considerable power in Lebanon. It is designated as a terrorist organisation by Israel, the US, the UK and other countries.<\/p>\n

On the second full day of their ground invasion into Lebanon, Israeli troops encountered Hezbollah fighters for the first time.<\/p>\n

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement on Wednesday that soldiers backed by aircraft had \u201celiminated terrorists and dismantled terrorist infrastructure through precision-guided munitions and close-range engagements\u201d in several southern Lebanese areas.<\/p>\n

Later, the IDF announced that eight troops had been killed in action. Most were commandos from the elite Egoz and Golani Reconnaissance units.<\/p>\n

Six were reportedly ambushed by Hezbollah fighters and another two were killed by mortar fire.<\/p>\n

Hezbollah said dozens of its fighters had fired ani-tank missiles at Israeli commandos, killing and wounding dozens of them, during clashes early on Wednesday in one border village.<\/p>\n

It also claimed that other troops were targeted with explosives and gunfire on the outskirts of Kafr Kila, and that three Israeli Merkava tanks were destroyed by missiles near Maroun al-Ras.<\/p>\n

Hezbollah has spent years building infrastructure in southern Lebanon that includes extensive underground tunnels. It also has thousands of fighters, who know the area well.<\/p>\n

Paying tribute to the eight soldiers, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said they had fallen \u201din the midst of a tough war against Iran\u2019s axis of evil, which seeks to destroy us\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis will not happen, because we will stand together, and with God\u2019s help, we will win together,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Israeli air defences were also in action again a day after they repelled the vast majority of the more than 180 ballistic missiles launched by Iran towards Israel on Tuesday night in retaliation for the Israeli air strike in Beirut last Friday that killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and a top Iranian commander.<\/p>\n

More than 240 rockets were fired from southern Lebanon towards northern Israel throughout Wednesday, according to the IDF.<\/p>\n

Netanyahu insists that the ground offensive in Lebanon will degrade Hezbollah\u2019s capability and push its fighters back, eventually allowing about 60,000 Israelis to return to their homes near the border.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile US President Joe Biden said he did not support an Israeli retaliatory strike on Iranian nuclear sites. He added that the US “will be discussing with the Israelis what they’re gonna do” in response to the Iranian barrage<\/p>\n

The overnight air strikes in Beirut follows heavy strikes in Dahieh, Hezbollah\u2019s stronghold in Beirut\u2019s southern suburbs, the previous night after the IDF issued several evacuation orders for areas around buildings it said were linked to the group.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday morning, a BBC team was taken there on a media tour organised by Hezbollah to show the recent destruction.<\/p>\n

Once a bustling district, Dahieh now looks like a ghost town. Shops have been closed, streets are deserted and most of its residents have left.<\/p>\n

One of the sites on the tour was the headquarters of Sirat TV, which was hit on Monday. It was flattened, and nearby buildings were severely damaged, an indication of the power of the attack.<\/p>\n

There was still smoke billowing from the rubble and a heavy smell in the air, while the sound of Israeli drones flying overhead could be heard.<\/p>\n

There were several posters with the face of Hassan Nasrallah. One said: \u201cNone of our banners shall fall.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hezbollah says Israel has been hitting civilian buildings, not those used for military purposes. Israel accused the group of hiding weapons and ammunition in residential areas.<\/p>\n

US and Israeli officials believe half of Hezbollah\u2019s arsenal has been destroyed and its leadership has been dismantled.<\/p>\n

But Mohammed Afif, a Hezbollah spokesman, remained defiant.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can say the resistance is swiftly recovering its strength,\u201d he told the BBC. \u201cThe leadership of the resistance is well, its command-and-control structure is well, and its supply of rockets is well.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cGod willing, we will inflict defeat upon the Israeli enemy when they dare cross into Lebanon.\u201d<\/p>\n

As well as Dahieh, many people have fled two other regions where Hezbollah has a strong presence – the south and the eastern Bekaa Valley.<\/p>\n

Beirut\u2019s Martyr\u2019s Square has become a place where dozens of families have gathered, with nowhere to go.<\/p>\n

Some tents have been set up near concrete walls, but many are sleeping on the steps of the nearby Mohammad al-Amin Mosque or on mattresses on the ground.<\/p>\n

Mohammed, who is 55, arrived five days ago with his wife, his son and seven grandchildren. They were trying to move to a shelter, he said, but had not been able to find a place.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve got nowhere to go,\u201d he said. Thanks to donations, they have been able to eat. But they are struggling without diapers, milk, and medicine.<\/p>\n

Next to him, 26-year-old Mohammed had arrived with his three children.<\/p>\n

He said he worked in Dahieh but that he lost his job because all its shops were closed. \u201cThere\u2019s no work,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

By BBC News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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