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EU 'appalled' by Israel's latest airstrikes in southern, eastern Lebanon

The bloc's foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell expressed concern over Thursday's Israeli airstrikes, stressing that the respect of international humanitarian law is "not negotiable."

07 Nov 2024 09:06pm
A plane takes off from Beirut international airport on Nov 7, 2024. AFP footage showed strikes hitting south Beirut in the early hours of Nov 7, about an hour after the Israeli army called for residents of the Hezbollah bastion to leave, including from a location near Lebanon's international airport. - (Photo by IBRAHIM AMRO / AFP)
A plane takes off from Beirut international airport on Nov 7, 2024. AFP footage showed strikes hitting south Beirut in the early hours of Nov 7, about an hour after the Israeli army called for residents of the Hezbollah bastion to leave, including from a location near Lebanon's international airport. - (Photo by IBRAHIM AMRO / AFP)

LONDON - The EU is 'appalled' by Israel's Thursday airstrikes in eastern and southern Lebanon, which reportedly killed tens of people, Anadolu Agency reported, citing the bloc's foreign policy chief.

Josep Borrell expressed concern over Thursday's Israeli airstrikes, stressing that the respect of international humanitarian law is "not negotiable."

"We call once again for an immediate ceasefire & symmetrical implementation of UNSCR (UN Security Council Resolution) 1701," he wrote on X.

Israeli warplanes early Thursday carried out a series of airstrikes across Lebanon, including on Beirut's southern suburb near the airport.

The Israeli air campaign in Lebanon has been ongoing since late September against what it claims are Hezbollah targets, an escalation in year-long cross-border warfare since the start of the Gaza war.

More than 3,000 people have been killed and over 13,500 injured in Israeli attacks since October 2023, according to Lebanese health authorities.

Israel launched a ground invasion into southern Lebanon on Oct. 1. - BERNAMA

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