Israeli airstrike on the southern suburbs of Beirut, Sept. 20. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine/L'Orient Today)
BEIRUT — Following an extraordinary meeting of Lebanon's Central Security Council, caretaker Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi said the security situation in the country is "delicate and dangerous," and that security and military forces are required to actively monitor any suspicious movement to avoid violations or attacks on residential neighborhoods.
In the past few days, at least 70 people have been killed in Lebanon in pager and radio blasts, as well as an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern suburbs of Beirut on Friday.
Mawlawi added that many civilians, including children and women, have been killed by Israel and emphasized the need to "follow cameras for any movements in all areas."
"Coordination between all security forces is necessary to face the challenges, and we must all be in a constant state of vigilance and full readiness”, he said.
Finally, he said that Lebanese security forces "uncover daily networks dealing with the Israeli enemy."
"There is surely a breach, and the enemy is using advanced technological methods", he added.
Hezbollah and Israel have been exchanging fire nearly daily since Oct.8, one day after the beginning of the war between Hamas and Israel in Gaza. Recent events highlight a significant escalation in tensions and raise alarms about the potential for broader conflict.
