(27 Sep 2024)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Beirut – 28 September 2024
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1. Various of explosions and plumes of smoke seen along the Beirut skyline
2. Pan left to explosion and fire raging in the distance UPSOUND: more blasts
3. Various of fire raging and further explosions
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.
Israel dramatically intensified its airstrikes in Lebanon this week, saying it is determined to put an end to more than 11 months of Hezbollah fire into its territory.
The escalated campaign has killed more than 720 people in Lebanon, including dozens of women and children, according to Health Ministry statistics.
AP video by Fadi Tawil
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