Tensions have further escalated following the rocket attack on the Golan Heights.
Beirut:
Amid escalating tensions in the region, the Indian Embassy in Lebanon has advised Indians to avoid all non-essential travel to Lebanon. They have been advised to exercise caution, limit movement and maintain contact with the Indian Embassy in Beirut.
Speaking to All Indian nationals in Lebanon are advised to exercise caution and restrict their movements. and stay in touch with the Embassy of India in Beirut through their email address: cons.beirut@mea.gov.in or emergency phone number 96176860128.”
Tensions have further escalated after the rocket attack on the Golan Heights, reportedly fired by Hezbollah, killed 12 children. Responding to the attack on the Golan Heights, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said Hezbollah’s top commander Fuad Shukr was killed in the Israeli attack in southern Lebanon on Tuesday (local time).
Fuad Shukr, Hezbollah’s “supreme military commander,” was killed in the Israeli attack, the IDF said in a statement. Shukr served on the Jiha Council, Hezbollah’s highest military body, and was considered the head of its strategic department.
Since Hamas’s attack on October 7, he has led Hezbollah’s attacks on Israel, including the deadly attack in Majdal Shams last weekend that the army said killed 12 children. advanced weapons, including precision-guided missiles, cruise missiles, anti-ship missiles, long-range missiles and UAVs” and for the terrorist group’s “force building, planning and execution of terrorist attacks against the State of Israel” as reported by The Times of Israel.
“Eliminated: Fuad Shukr ‘Sayyid Muhsan’, Hezbollah’s top military commander and Hassan Nasrallah’s right-hand man,” the IDF said in a message on X.
“Shukr has led Hezbollah’s attacks on the State of Israel since October 8, and was the commander responsible for the murder of the twelve children in Majdal Shams in northern Israel on Saturday evening, as well as the murder of numerous Israelis and foreigners during the war. Over the years, he was also responsible for most of Hezbollah’s most advanced weapons, including precision-guided missiles, cruise missiles, anti-ship missiles, long-range missiles and UAVs.
Houthis and Hamas both condemned the Israeli attack in separate statements, CNN reported.
“While we reaffirm our solidarity with Lebanon and its resistance in the face of Zionist arrogance, we appreciate Hezbollah’s major role in supporting the Palestinian people and overcoming their oppression, at a time when Arab regimes are diminishing their role and responsibility in the have given up the fight. defend the Palestinian people and tackle crimes,” read a statement from the Houthi political wing, also known as Ansar Allah.
In another statement, Hamas declared “full solidarity with our brotherly Lebanon and the brothers in Hezbollah.”
Hamas also said it considers the Israeli attack a “dangerous escalation.” Israel had blamed Hezbollah for Sunday’s rocket attack on the Golan Heights. However, Hezbollah has denied responsibility for the attack.
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