One day after the unexpected start of the major attack by militant Palestinian organizations from the Gaza Strip on Israel with thousands of rockets, northern Israel was shelled from Lebanon, according to the army. Soldiers from the Austrian Armed Forces stationed in Lebanon followed the firefights closely.
Since November 2011, the Austrian Armed Forces have been part of UNIFIL.United Nations Mission in Lebanon. 11,800 soldiers and 1,000 UN civilian staff from 40 countries are part of the organization Mission ‘United Nations Interim Troops in Lebanon’. The peacekeeping force’s headquarters are located at Camp Naqoura in the southwest of the country.
The job of the federal army soldiers there is to calm the situation in Lebanon and ensure the safety of the population. The Alpine Republic is represented there with approximately 180 men.
I followed the shelling closely
The soldiers of the Federal Army in Lebanon observed the shelling of two Israeli border bases with mortar shells from Lebanon on Israel, as well as the counter-fire with artillery from Israel on Lebanon, Federal Army spokesman Colonel Michael Bauer told the “Krone”. None of the Austrian contingent members are currently directly affected by the conflict.
Everyone is in camp, Bauer said. To ensure self-safety, existing protective structures (shelters) would be checked and supplied with sufficient food. There is currently no direct threat to the Austrian contingent. However, permanent accessibility for everyone has been ordered.
Hezbollah claims responsibility for the attacks
The Lebanese Shia militia Hezbollah has now claimed responsibility for firing rockets into Israeli areas. “Towards the liberation of what remains of our occupied Lebanese land,” a statement from Hezbollah, a closely linked Iranian alliance, said on Sunday. The Israeli military said it was shelling the region in Lebanon from where the attacks were launched.
One day after the start of a major attack by militant Palestinian organizations from the Gaza Strip on Israel, northern Israel was also shelled from Lebanon, according to the army. The Israeli army then shelled Lebanese territory, the army said. On Sunday, it was said that a region in Lebanon from where the shooting took place was shelled. The Hezbollah militia in Lebanon maintains good relations with the Palestinian Hamas.
Israel in a state of war
The Israeli security cabinet has now declared a state of war in Israel. This makes “far-reaching military steps possible,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on Sunday. “The war forced on Israel by a murderous terrorist attack from the Gaza Strip began at 6 a.m. on October 7, 2023. Hundreds of people on both sides have been killed in the fighting since Saturday.
Source: Krone
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