Israel says it killed Iranian scientists and is bracing for attacks from Iran
Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz said Iran “crossedred lines” by firing missiles at “civilian population concentrations” and warned it would pay a “very heavy price”, the Times of Israel reported. Netanyahu said that the attack on Iran was in the works for months after his assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Lebanon.
A bloody conflict was created 12 days after Nasrallah was killed
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on Sunday said that the group’s military chief, Ibrahim Akil, was killed by Israel in an air strike in Lebanon’s Beirut on Saturday. The Israeli military said that Akil, who had served as Hezbollah’s military commander in southern Lebanon during the 2006 war against Israel, was killed in a strike near the Lebanese city of Sidon.
The Israeli army hit Hezbollah’s leader with a blast
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has said that his country supports Lebanon’s sovereignty over its airspace after Israeli airstrikes killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. “Lebanon should not become another Gaza at the hands of Israel,” Rouhani added. He also said that he hopes that the United Nations will act as a mediator in the conflict between Lebanon and Israel.
Hezbollah leader’s killing sparks joy and rage in the Middle East
Israel on Friday carried out airstrikes in Lebanon’s capital Beirut that killed Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, the military said. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the strikes were part of an initiative “to prevent a return to war” between Israel and Hezbollah, which fought a 33-day war in 2006.
The leader of Hezbollah was killed and his killing sparked joy and rage in the region
Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday that Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah’s assassination is an “essential condition” for Israel to achieve its war goals. “He was the architect of a plan toannihilate Israel and he was responsible for the killing of hundreds of Americans,” Netanyahu added. US President Joe Biden said that Nasrallah and Hezbollah “were responsible for killing hundreds of Americans”.
Hezbollah confirms that its top leader has been killed
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and a commander from the Iranian Revolutionary Guards were killed in an air strike in Lebanon, Iran’s semi-official ISNA news agency said on Saturday. Nasrallah’s son, Hadi, was killed in battling with the Israeli army in 1997 and he was also designated a terrorist by the US in 2000.