Israel strikes south Beirut again after issuing evacuation orders on the suburb of Daniyeh
The Hezbollah terrorist group has lost ground in southern Lebanon, where the IDF destroyed several tunnels used by the Shiite militia.
Israeli bombing in the city of Tyre, Lebanon.
On Saturday, the Israeli army issued evacuation orders for the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon's capital. It did so before carrying out new bombardments in the neighborhood, which is majority Shiite and largely controlled by the Hezbollah terrorist group.
Evacuation notices had pinpointed four exact locations, which several dozen minutes later were bombed by Israeli aviation with fighter jets and with drones. The buildings that were bombed contained or were in close proximity to Hezbollah group infrastructure, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced prior to the bombing.
These bombings in the Lebanese capital are the first of significance since the IDF confirmed the death of Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip, Yahya Sinwar, the last remaining member of Hamas’ leadership.
Along with the bombings in Beirut, the IDF reported Saturday that several tunnels and subway bunkers were destroyed in southern Lebanon, which belonged to the Hezbollah terrorist group.
The military describes one such subway passageway as one of the Radwan unit's central tunnels in Lebanon, which included a command center, weapons depot, motor scooters and other equipment. The IDF claims that next to the tunnel are dozens of weapons and equipment which belong to Hezbollah.
In addition, combat engineers from the 91st Division demolished more than 50 tunnel shafts and three other main tunnels in southern Lebanon, according to the IDF, which used more than 100 tons of explosives to demolish the four tunnels.
IDF drops leaflets from the air over Gaza
According to The Times of Israel, the leaflets "allegedly dropped by Israel Defense Forces aircraft" in southern Gaza show a picture of the deceased Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar with the message "Hamas will no longer rule Gaza," one of the slogans of Benjamin Netanyahu's government throughout this war.
"Yahya Sinwar has ruined your lives. He hid in a dark tunnel and was eliminated when he tried to flee in panic. Whoever surrenders his weapons and hands over the hostages will be able to leave and live in peace," reads the pamphlet, written in Arabic, according to images that have been circulating on the Internet.
Shelling in northern Israel
Throughout the day there have been several rockets launched by Hezbollah from Lebanon into northern Israel. Most were intercepted by Israeli air defense systems.
The Hezbollah terrorist group is struggling to remain active in the war. It has reported through propaganda media that is slowing the Israeli army from advancing in the south of the country.
The EU believes that Sinwar's death can lead to a ceasefire
European Commission Vice President Josep Borrell says the assassination this week in Gaza of Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar opens a "new perspective" for reaching an agreement that would put an end to the ongoing war and free Israeli hostages held by the terrorist group for more than a year.
"Certainly, after the assassination of Yahya Sinwar, a new perspective opens up that we must take advantage of to reach a cease-fire, releasethe remaining hostages and seek a political perspective," Borrell told reporters on the sidelines of a G7 defense summit.
He also said the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon (UNIFIL) "must be reviewed" and possibly strengthened.
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