Apr 07, 2026
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The Masnaa crossing is the main port between Lebanon and Syria, making it a vital trade route for both countries and Lebanon's main land gateway to the rest of the region.
The Masnaa crossing is the main port between Lebanon and Syria, making it a major trade route for both countries and Lebanon's main gateway to the rest of the region.
Israeli Army Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir traveled to southern Lebanon on Sunday, pledging to "intensify" operations against Iran-backed Hezbollah, according to a military statement.
The statement said: "Today, Sunday, Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir inspected the Ras al-Bayyada district, the northernmost point of southern Lebanon, where Israeli troops are currently stationed. The statement quoted Zamir telling the troops: "We will increase Hezbollah's losses."
Lebanese official media reported that Israeli planes had launched new raids on Sunday in the southern suburbs of Beirut, a medical source confirmed to Agence France-Presse near a major government hospital.
The sources said that the attack was just 100 meters away from the Refiq Hariri University Hospital, which is the main hospital of the Lebanese government, located in the Janah area on the southern outskirts of the capital.The sources did not mention any casualties.
The Lebanese army announced on Sunday that one soldier was killed in an Israeli attack in southern Lebanon.
The Israeli army said on Sunday it had begun striking Hezbollah targets in the Beirut area, shortly after it repeated its warning to residents to evacuate the southern suburbs.
The military said it had begun shelling Hezbollah infrastructure in the capital region.
According to Agence France Presse correspondents in and around the Lebanese capital this afternoon, warplanes flew low and accompanied the sound of explosions.
Israeli raid
Seven people, including six from the same family, were killed in an Israeli attack in southern Lebanon, a civil defense agency told Agence France-Presse.
The source said the attack on the southern town of Kafarhati, about 40 kilometers from the border with Israel, after the Israeli army warned residents to leave the town on Saturday.
The source added that the family had already been moved from a village located in the south of the city and because they did not have a car, they were waiting for one of their relatives to take them to another place, but he was also killed on arrival.
The Lebanese Ministry of Health said in a statement that four people were killed and 39 wounded in another Israeli attack in the Jna area of Beirut.
The echoes of airstrikes and the buzz of low-flying planes echoed throughout the day in the capital, Beirut.Official media reported eight airstrikes in the southern suburbs of Beirut.
Aoun called for negotiations
Today, Sunday, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun renewed his call for talks with Israel so that "South Lebanon does not become like Gaza" as Israel continues airstrikes and ground attacks, destroying villages in South Lebanon.
Aoun said in a televised speech: "It is true that Israel may want to make southern Lebanon like Gaza, but our duty is not to lead it there."
He responded to critics of his call for negotiation: "Some have said what good has come from diplomacy, and I say what have we gained from war?", referring to the death of more than 1,400 people and 4,000 wounded.
He added, "Gaza was destroyed and more than 70,000 victims fell, then they sat down to negotiate... Why don't we sit down at the negotiating table and stop the tragedies", insisting that "he continues to communicate, to save the remaining homes that have not yet been destroyed".
The Israeli army warned the Masnaa crossing area
The Israeli army yesterday, Saturday night, warned those in the Masnaa crossing area on the Syria-Lebanon border to evacuate in order to prepare for an attack, while at the same time it continues its attacks in the Lebanese territory.
The army said in a statement that it "issued an urgent warning to everyone at the Masna crossing on the Syrian-Lebanese border and all travelers on the M30" to evacuate.
وأضاف الجيش، أنه يعتزم استهداف المنطقة "نظراً لاستخدام 'حزب الله' لمعبر المصنع لأغراض عسكرية ولتهريب وسائل قتالية". وقال مصدر أمني لبناني في معبر المصنع، إنهم "يقومون حالياً بإخلاء المعبر على خلفية التهديد الإسرائيلي".
Mazen Aoush, director of public affairs at the Syrian General Directorate of Borders and Customs, said the crossing on the Syrian side, known as Cdeidet Yabous, "is intended for civilian use only and is not used for military purposes."
Alush added: "Traffic through the crossing will be temporarily suspended until the warnings are issued and any potential threat to the safety of travelers is resolved."
Agence France-Presse reported early Sunday that the Syrian side of the crossing was empty and there were only a few guards.
The Masnaa crossing is the main port between Lebanon and Syria, making it a vital trade route for both countries and Lebanon's main land gateway to the rest of the region.
Israel launched an attack during its war against Hezbollah in October 2024. The crossing remained closed until the Lebanese and Syrian authorities began repairs, a month after the ceasefire at that time.
Lebanon's Ministry of Health has said in a statement that five people, including a woman, were killed and one was injured in an Israeli attack on a war village in Tayr district.Earlier in a statement, the Ministry of Defense announced that two girls were killed and 22 civilians were injured in an Israeli attack on the village of Habush in Nabitah region of southern Israel.
The final casualty count of two Israeli attacks on Friday night in the Al-Hosh area of Tyre district was "18 injured citizens, including one child, three women and three paramedics," the report states.
According to the Health Ministry statement, these two attacks caused “several damages” to the nearby Lebanese-Italian hospital, which the administration said resulted in windows breaking and many suspended ceilings collapsing while workers and patients were being treated inside.
About 20,000 people, including about 15,000 refugees from nearby villages, live in the city of Tyre, despite Israeli evacuation orders that have forced tens of thousands to flee most of their neighborhoods.
At the same time, the Israeli army raided three buildings in the city of Tyre, whose residents had been warned to evacuate, the official national news agency reported.
Local media reported that Israeli warplanes repeatedly breached the barrier in several Lebanese areas.In the national news it was reported that several people were injured due to a drone strike in an accident on the banks of Lake Karoun.
According to video clips circulating on the Internet, the Israeli army warned residents of the town of Kafarhati in southern Lebanon on Saturday about the need to evacuate before airstrikes were carried out; this caused a suffocating traffic jam as residents fled and displaced people housed in the town, according to video clips circulating online.The Israeli army then launched raids targeting the town.
Meanwhile, the Israeli army announced it had killed a 21-year-old soldier in a "battle" in southern Lebanon, as its forces continued a ground offensive in the south.The military announced that it had struck "more than 140 Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure targets" in the past two days.
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