Escalation of Conflict between Hamas and Israel, Lebanon Gets Involved
By Hong Woori, Reporter
The ongoing war between the Palestinian armed faction Hamas and Israel has shown signs of escalating. On the 8th, a mortar attack was launched from Lebanon, which borders Israel’s northern region, into northern Israel. In response, the Israeli army immediately launched a counterattack, intensifying the situation.
According to three security sources cited by Reuters on the 8th, a projectile fired from Lebanon hit an Israeli military position at Sheba Farm, an area occupied by Israel. The sources further indicated that Israel has initiated its own offensive in Lebanese territory.
Hezbollah, a Shiite Islamic militant organization based in Lebanon, claimed responsibility for the attack on Israel, stating, “We launched rocket and shell attacks on Israel.” It is worth noting that Hezbollah had previously engaged in war against Israel in 2006 and is currently showing strong support for the ongoing Hamas offensive.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) retaliated by targeting the location in Lebanon that had conducted the mortar attack, as reported by local Israeli media outlet ‘Times of Israel’.
With Lebanon, a country bordering Israel, now becoming involved in the conflict, concerns are rising over the potential spread of the armed conflict between Israel and Hamas to the wider Middle East region.
Israeli Air Force Strikes Gaza Strip, Hamas Launches Simultaneous Rocket Attacks
By Hong Woori, Reporter
On the 7th, the Israeli Air Force launched an attack on the Gaza Strip, resulting in black smoke rising from the area. In response, Hamas, targeting the Jewish Sabbath, launched thousands of rockets towards southern and central Israel around 6:30 am the previous day. Additionally, militants managed to infiltrate the area, taking around 50 Israeli soldiers and numerous civilians as prisoners and hostages.
According to a statement released after midnight on the 7th by a spokesman for the Hamas military organization, the number of Israelis abducted by Hamas is believed to be “many times higher” than the initial reports of dozens. The hostages are said to be scattered throughout the Gaza Strip.
Israeli health authorities and local media outlets such as the Jerusalem Post have reported that at least 300 people were killed and 1,600 injured in Israel due to the barrage of rockets launched by Hamas on the morning of the 7th.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health has also confirmed significant damage in the Gaza Strip from retaliatory airstrikes by the Israeli army, with at least 232 people dead and nearly 1,700 residents injured.
[서울=뉴스핌] Reporter Hong Woori = The scale of the war between the Palestinian armed faction Hamas and Israel shows signs of escalating. A mortar attack was launched from Lebanon, which borders Israel’s northern region, into northern Israel, and the Israeli army immediately counterattacked.
According to a Reuters report on the 8th (local time), citing three security sources, a projectile fired from Lebanon hit an Israeli military position at Sheba Farm, which was occupied by Israel. Sources added that Israel has also begun to break up Lebanese territory.
According to Reuters, Hezbollah said, “We launched rocket and shell attacks on Israel.”
Hezbollah is a Shiite Islamic militant organization based in Lebanon. It went to war against Israel in 2006 and is enthusiastically supporting the latest Hamas offensive.
According to the local Israeli media outlet ‘Times of Israel’, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) attacked an area in Lebanon that had launched a mortar attack against Israel.
As Lebanon, which borders Israel, is even attacked, there are concerns that the armed conflict between Israel and Hamas could spread to the Middle East.
[신화사 가자=뉴스핌 특약] Reporter Hong Woori = Black smoke coming out of the Gaza Strip, Palestine, which was attacked by the Israeli Air Force on the 7th (local time). 2023.10.08 honwoori84@newspim.com
Meanwhile, around 6:30 am the previous day, Hamas, targeting the Jewish Sabbath, fired thousands of rockets targeting southern and central Israel. It is also known that militants infiltrated the area and took around 50 Israeli soldiers as prisoners and many civilians as hostages.
In data released after midnight on the 7th, a spokesman for the Hamas military organization said that the number of Israelis abducted by Hamas was “many times higher” than the dozens, and that the hostages were scattered throughout the Gaza Strip .
According to Israeli health authorities and local media such as the Jerusalem Post, at least 300 people were killed and 1,600 injured in Israel, where thousands of rockets fired by Hamas rained down on the morning of the 7th.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health also announced that the Gaza Strip, which suffered retaliatory airstrikes by the Israeli army, suffered significant damage, with at least 232 people killed and nearly 1,700 residents injured.
honwoori84@newspim.com
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