Following the simultaneous blasts of pagers used by its militants that left 12 dead and thousands injured throughout Lebanon, Hezbollah declared that it will carry on with its “operations to support Gaza, its people, and its resistance.” Multiple casualties in Syria’s neighbor.
The Lebanese organization declared Israel “fully responsible” for the assaults that resulted in at least 200 persons being in critical condition and pledged vengeance. Regarding the explosions, Israel has remained silent.
In an attack on a Gaza school, Israel kills eight Palestinians, bringing the total number of Palestinian deaths in the last 24 hours to almost 20. 95,551 people have been injured and at least 41,272 people have died as a result of Israel’s onslaught on Gaza.
Under Hamas-led strikes on October 7, at least 1,139 individuals were killed and nearly 200 were taken prisoner in Israel.Finland’s decision to purchase weapons from Israel in spite of the conflict in Gaza has been supported by President Alexander Stubb, who said that the move had nothing to do with his nation’s current refusal to recognize an independent Palestinian state.
Stubb stated in a Reuters interview that although its Nordic neighbors had recognized a Palestinian state, the moment was not appropriate for it. He added that the decision had “nothing to do with” the arms agreement with Israel.