Lebanon01 October, 20262 min read
Israeli Warplanes Raid Baraachit Outskirts as Artillery Shelling Hits South Lebanon Towns
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Israeli warplanes raided the outskirts of Baraachit in southern Lebanon. Artillery and air strikes hit multiple southern Lebanon towns including Nabatieh al-Fawqa and Mansouri.
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Baraachit raids and shelling
Israeli warplanes raided the outskirts of Baraachit town in South Lebanon, according to an Al-Manar reporter. Israeli artillery shelled in the morning the outskirts of the towns of Hadatha, Brashit, and al-Manzouri, while an Israeli drone dropped a sonic bomb on a house on the outskirts of Haris, as the National News Agency reported. Israeli airstrikes targeted the surroundings of Wadi al-Salouqi in southern Lebanon, and shelling hit the outskirts of the towns of Qunin and Ainata on the Brashit side, while an Israeli artillery shell fell in the north of the Mer -> Jeoun plain.
Israeli combat aircraft flew at low altitude over the Lebanese coast, and a D9-type Israeli bulldozer with three vehicles penetrated from the area of Azra’il north of the town of Kafr Shuba before opening a dirt berm in the Shanuḥ area and advancing toward the vicinity of homes in Haltā. Kafr Remman residents faced a threat call attributed to the Israeli Mossad, and the Kafr Remman municipality evacuated a building as a precaution while awaiting verification of the threat.
Houla school destroyed
The Israeli army trapped and blew up a private school in Houla, in the Marjayoun district, on Saturday, completely destroying it, according to Ici Beyrouth. Two Israeli tanks advanced inside Baraachit near an oil refinery before carrying out a sweep-fire, and the outskirts of the locality were hit by artillery fire coming from the Kounine area. The Israeli Air Force carried out three raids against Wadi Houjeir and a strike on Qantara, and it reported an explosion in Qantara.
Artillery fire continued to target Bani Hayyane and Talloussé, and artillery fire also hit Mansouri, the Khiam plain, and the outskirts of Baraachit. A shell hit a house in Zaoutar el-Charqiyé, with no casualties reported immediately.
Negotiations and Hezbollah stance
Diplomatic attention turned to the city of Tampa in the state of Florida, where a round of military negotiations between Lebanon and Israel was expected to be held between October 20 and 22, within the Lebanese-American-Israeli negotiation track, as Arab 48 described. Foreign Minister and Expatriates Youssef Rouji (Yusuf Raji) briefed President of the Republic Joseph Aoun on the results of his meetings in New York and Washington during his participation in sessions of the United Nations General Assembly. Deputies Georges Aqaiss (George Akees) and Ziad Hawat discussed with President Aoun the general situation and local and regional developments, particularly the Lebanese-American-Israeli negotiation track and Lebanon’s position on it.
Hezbollah Secretary-General Na'im Qasim affirmed that the party will remain steadfast in the option of resistance as long as Israeli aggression continues, and it quoted him saying, "the liberation of southern Lebanon is before our eyes." Qasim rejected tying Israeli withdrawal to giving Hezbollah steps or concessions in advance, and it quoted him saying, "the party 'has nothing to offer'" in light of what he described as aggression against Lebanon and Israel's noncompliance with the agreements.