Israel fires missiles toward villages in S. Lebanon

Beirut: The Israel military on Friday morning fired two missiles over Lebanon’s southern village of Naqoura and surrounding areas, the National News Agency (NNA) reported.
The NNA also reported that Israel fired flare bombs overnight over Lebanon’s villages adjacent to the Blue Line. Reconnaissance aircraft of the Israeli army made flights over villages adjacent to the Blue Line.
The agency noted that most residents near the Blue Line were displaced to safer areas. At the same time, public and private schools remained closed according to the education minister’s decision.
The Blue Line, established by the United Nations in 2000, spans 120 kilometers and serves to verify the withdrawal of Israeli forces from southern Lebanon. It is a temporary demarcation line until the two countries officially establish their land borders.
The situation on the Lebanese-Israeli border escalated after the firing by Hezbollah on Oct. 8 of tens of missiles toward military sites in Shebaa Farms in support of the “Al-Aqsa Flood” operation launched by Hamas on Oct. 7, prompting the Israeli forces to respond the same day by firing heavy artillery, targeting several areas in southeast Lebanon.
On Thursday, Lebanese officials called on the international community to interfere and pressure Israel to stop its provocations on the Lebanese-Israeli border.