(27 Sep 2024)
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Beirut – 28 September 2024
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STORYLINE:
Israel’s air forces hit Beirut with a new set of strikes early Saturday shortly after an Israeli military spokesman warned residents of three buildings to evacuate, saying they were being used by Hezbollah to hide weapons, including anti-ship missiles.
The Israeli military said it struck Hezbollah’s headquarters in the Lebanese capital earlier on Friday in a series of massive explosions that targeted the leader of the militant group and levelled multiple high-rise apartment buildings.
The biggest blast to hit Beirut in the past year appeared likely to push the escalating conflict closer to full-fledged war.
At least six people were killed and 91 were wounded, Lebanon’s health ministry said.
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was the target of the strikes on the group’s headquarters, according to two people familiar with the matter who requested anonymity, including one US official.
The Israeli army declined to comment on who it was targeting.
It was not immediately clear if Nasrallah was at the site, and Hezbollah did not comment on the report.
The death toll is likely to rise significantly as teams are still combing through the rubble of six buildings.
After the strikes, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu abruptly cut short a visit to the United States to return home.
Hours earlier, he addressed the UN, vowing that Israel’s intensified campaign against Hezbollah over the past two weeks would continue — further dimming hopes for an internationally backed cease-fire.
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