Skip next section Israeli airstrike on Lebanon kills 5, state media says
03/10/2024March 10, 2024
Israeli airstrike on Lebanon kills 5, state media says
An Israeli strike on Saturday on a house in southern , a stronghold of the militant group , killed five people, including four from the same family, Lebanon’s state news agency reported.
The raid killed a father, his pregnant wife and two kids, the news agency reported, as well as another individual. Nine more were also injured. All were transferred to a hospital nearby.
The strike fully destroyed the targeted house, the news agency reported, adding that neighboring houses were also affected.
Skirmishes between and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah have been constant since the .
Hezbollah is considered a terrorist organization by the US, Germany and several Sunni Arab countries, while the EU lists its armed wing as a terrorist group.
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03/10/2024March 10, 2024
US dispatches vessel for Gaza aid pier
The US has already sent an army vessel on its way to the Eastern Mediterranean region, to help provide much needed humanitarian assistance to the devastated .
The US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on social media that the US Army Vessel General Frank S. Besson was already en route to the region.
CENTCOM noted the vessel was on the move “less than 36 hours after President announced the US would provide humanitarian assistance to Gaza by sea.”
Biden announced on Thursday on Gaza’s coast to receive ships carrying food, water, medicine and temporary shelter.
“Besson, a logistics support vessel, is carrying the first equipment to establish a temporary pier to deliver vital humanitarian supplies,” CENTCOM said.
On Friday, the Pentagon said setting up the port could take up to 60 days.
rmt/wd (Reuters, AP, AFP, dpa)
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