Lebanese PM urges ceasefire as Israeli attacks leave 46 dead per day

At least six people were killed and seven wounded, Lebanese health officials said, adding that a further 46 people had been killed in Israeli attacks on the city in the previous 24 hours.

The attacks targeted the southern regions of the provinces of Nabataba, Bekaa, Baalbek-Hermel, as well as the Lebanon Mountains, Caliber.Az reports via foreign media.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it was targeting Beirut and issued evacuation warnings for various locations throughout the night. Three missiles also hit the southern suburb of Dahiyeh, where Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed last week, and loud explosions were heard, Lebanese security officials said.

Meanwhile, Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister, Najib Mikati, said on October 2 the country needed a ceasefire in hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, saying around 1.2 million people in Lebanon had been displaced by Israeli attacks.

“Stop fighting. We don’t need more blood. We don’t need more destruction,” Mikati said in an online briefing organised by the American Task Force on Lebanon, a US-based non-profit. “There is an immediate need for a ceasefire.”

Mikati said a diplomatic end to the escalating war would be a “win-win” for Israel and Lebanon and “all parties” would respect such a deal.

The caretaker Premier said he hoped to deploy 10,000 Lebanese army troops in the south if a ceasefire is agreed.

By Aghakazim Guliyev