BEIRUT, November 22. /TASS/. The Israeli Armed Forces have targeted the Ras Naqoura settlement in southern Lebanon with phosphorus munitions, the Al Mayadeen TV channel reported. According to the source, the village was also hit by shelling. Information regarding the impact of these attacks has not been released.

The situation in the Middle East sharply escalated on October 7, 2023, when Palestinian Hamas militants infiltrated Israeli territory from Gaza, killing residents of Israeli border settlements and taking hostages. Israel responded by imposing a total blockade of Gaza, launching retaliatory strikes against Gaza, as well as certain areas in Lebanon and Syria, and eventually initiating a ground offensive in the enclave.

On September 23, the Israel Defense Forces launched Operation Northern Arrows against the Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah, carrying out massive airstrikes on its military targets. On the night of October 1, Israel announced the start of a limited ground offensive in the border areas of southern Lebanon.