Israel has caused massive destruction in Lebanon. Statistics show that the number of people who lost their lives in these attacks has crossed 400. These include more than 90 women and children. This is considered to be the deadliest attack after the Israel and Hezbollah war in 2006. Meanwhile, America has decided to send a large number of troops in view of the increasing tension in the Middle East. It is being said that the American government is very concerned about the attacks.
On Monday, Israel started air strikes in Lebanon. It also said that it will expand the scope of these attacks. Meanwhile, Lebanese officials have said that more than 490 people have died in the attacks on Monday. Figures released by the Lebanese Health Ministry show that 492 people have died. These include 35 children and 58 women. At the same time, 1645 people have been injured.
Israel had alerted citizens
There are reports that thousands of Lebanese citizens have fled towards the south after the attacks. This is also being seen as the biggest exodus since 2006. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had also appealed to the Lebanese citizens to vacate the area. A warning was issued especially for the citizens of eastern and southern Lebanon. He also asked them to take this warning seriously. He had said, ‘After our operation is completed, you can return safely to your homes.’
Israeli army spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagar had said that the army would do whatever was necessary to push Hezbollah back from Lebanon’s border with Israel. He claimed on Monday that the air strike had caused significant damage to Hezbollah. He also said that if necessary, Israel was ready to attack Lebanon on the ground.
He said, ‘We don’t want war. We want to reduce the dangers.’ He said, ‘We will do whatever is necessary to complete this mission.’ The spokesperson has informed that Hezbollah has fired 9 thousand rockets on Israel since October till now. Israel estimates that Hezbollah has about 1 lakh 50 thousand rockets and missiles, which have the capability to attack anywhere in Israel.
US to send more troops to West Asia
According to the agency, the US is sending additional troops to West Asia in view of the growing conflict between Israel and Hezbollah forces in Lebanon, which has increased the risk of further flaring up of regional war. The US Defense Ministry gave this information on Monday. Pentagon (Defense Ministry) press secretary Major General Pat Ryder did not give any details about how many additional troops would be sent or what task they would be assigned.
The US currently has about 40,000 troops in the region. The new deployment comes after heavy attacks by Israeli forces inside Lebanon, which have killed hundreds of people.