Lebanon joined the international call for a general strike on Monday in solidarity with the Palestinian people. This was announced by Mahmud Mekkiya, Secretary General of the Government Chancellery, on his account on the social network X (formerly Twitter).
In response to an international call to hold a rally in support of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, who are victims of Israeli aggression, Mekkia stated that all government offices and municipalities will be closed on Monday by the decision of Prime Minister Najib Mikati.
In response, Lebanon’s Acting Minister of Education and Higher Education, Abbas Halabi, ordered the closure of public and private schools, colleges, institutes and universities on Monday.
Halabi emphasized that, in solidarity with the Palestinian people who were subjected to mass destruction and forcibly displaced, they called for voices to be raised in defense of civilians in the Gaza Strip and Southern Lebanon, where conflicts have increased. Israel.
The situation in the Middle East has worsened since thousands of Hamas militants infiltrated Israel from the Gaza Strip on October 7. More than two hundred hostages were captured.
On this day, Hamas launched thousands of rockets into Israel and announced the start of Operation Al Aqsa Flood. In response, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that the country was at war.
Lebanese Shiite organization Hezbollah announced its support for Hamas. Rocket attacks began on Israel and Lebanon from both sides. On the afternoon of October 19, the Israeli army announced that fire was opened from Lebanese territory to the country’s border areas. According to the IDF, numerous anti-tank missiles were fired at Kibbutz Manara.
The existence of the Lebanese Shiite organization Hezbollah is believed to exist will be open to transportation and interaction According to Bloomberg, based on experts, Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system will be suppressed in the event of a conflict in the Middle East.
Israeli army before hit At Hezbollah’s military headquarters in Lebanon.