On Friday, Palestinian Ahmed Mahmoud and his family made the choice to leave the Rashedieh refugee camp, near the city of Tire in southern Lebanon. The Israeli bomb drones were far too close and the walls of the house vibrated. The 40-year-old has lived in the refugee camp all his life, since he was born there in 1984. He and his family hurriedly packed the most necessary things and left the camp to flee north. – It was a very difficult night in the camp. There were extremely loud noises, the bombs fell only 700 meters from us. My daughters were very scared, Ahmed Mahmoud tells news. His family is one of many who have now been internally displaced. REFUGEES: Ahmed Mahmoud with his wife Nivene, eldest daughter Nadin, Talin in the middle and Aline. Photo: Private Israel says Hezbollah is the target So far, more than 1,000 people have been killed in the attacks in Lebanon after Israel’s strong escalation in the last week, among them many civilians. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says it is carrying out targeted strikes against Hezbollah targets to damage and “destroy the organisation’s terrorist capabilities and military infrastructure”. Israel says over 2,000 targets have been attacked in the operation against Hezbollah. On Friday last week, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli attack. That same evening, Ahmed and his family escaped. Hundreds of thousands of people in Lebanon have had to flee their homes. The Israeli military also claims to have killed around 250 Hezbollah fighters in the ground operation launched in the country. The information has not been verified by independent sources. – They see no difference between civilians and Hezbollah. There have been daily rocket attacks between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon. Experts fear a major war. – This is war. I have lost a 21-year-old friend in the attacks. Israel does not distinguish between civilians and Hezbollah. They are targets regardless of whether they are Syrians, Palestinians, Hezbollah or Lebanese, says Ahmed. Israel has consistently emphasized that it carries out targeted attacks against Hezbollah targets. – Israel says they are fighting Hezbollah, but no, they are fighting all the people in Lebanon, says Ahmed. Buildings have collapsed after attacks in Beirut. Photo: Reuters Lived his whole life in a refugee camp Ahmed is the father of three daughters. They have no idea when they can go home to their house in the refugee camp again. – It feels terrible. At the same time, we are lucky to have found an apartment here in the north and that I can afford to pay for it. We have food, water and each other, but there are many who don’t, he says. Thousands of Palestinians live in the refugee camp they escaped from. – It is a closed society. All the people there are refugees from Palestine. We have schools there, but it is not easy to grow up there. If you leave the camp to go to the city, they know you are Palestinian. In some places in Lebanon they discriminate against you for being Palestinian, he says. AFP: Israel has attacked hospitals Three hospitals in various parts of Lebanon are ceasing operations as a result of attacks from Israel, reports the news agency AFP. The World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Thursday that 28 health workers had been killed in Lebanon within 24 hours, writes the NTB news agency. On September 17, thousands of pagers belonging to Hezbollah members exploded in Lebanon, and in the following days hundreds of walkie-talkies exploded. 42 people were killed, among them children and health personnel. Close to 3,000 were injured, many civilians. Israeli intelligence is believed to have been behind On 27 September, Israel went to full-scale war against Hezbollah and began massive bombing of South Beirut and other targets in Lebanon. Published 04.10.2024, at 21.23
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