The Middle East Crisis Israel-Hezbollah

Hezbollah after Sinwar's death: "Now we are escalating"

Hezbollah is gearing up the war against Israel after the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, reports AFP.

"We hereby announce a new and escalating phase in the confrontation with Israel," writes the Shia militia on Thursday evening.

According to Hezbollah, precision-guided robots have been used against Israeli troops for the first time, which has not been confirmed by Israel.

During Thursday, around 80 rockets were fired at Israel from Lebanon, according to the IDF, according to Haaretz.

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Anger after Israel's attack on government building: "Scorched earth tactics"

There is great anger in Lebanon after an authority building in the city of Nabatieh was attacked by Israel yesterday, the BBC reports. 16 people, including Mayor Ahmad Kahil, were killed during a meeting on relief efforts.

The country's acting prime minister, Najib Mikati, says the attack was deliberate. He also criticizes the outside world for passivity.

The attack is on the front pages of Lebanese media on Thursday. L'Orient-Le Jour writes that "Israel blows up southern Lebanon" and the newspaper Al Diar calls Israel's attack "scorched earth tactics".

According to Israel, Hezbollah's infrastructure is being attacked, but in the case of the government building, no explanation of what was intended to be hit has been given.

 

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The Norwegian embassy in Beirut is evacuated after a bomb threat

Norway's embassy in Lebanon's capital Beirut is evacuated after a bomb threat. This is stated by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs for NRK.

- The acts of war in Lebanon mean that the security situation is very unpredictable and tense. This threat is an example of that, says Ragnhild Simenstad at the Norwegian Foreign Ministry.

The Qatar-based television channel Al Jazeera has also evacuated its editorial office, which is located in the same building as the Norwegian embassy.