Many flee war in Lebanon as Israel expands bombardment
Israeli airstrikes killed at least six people across Lebanon and the Gaza Strip on Sunday, a day after Israel launched its ground operation in the country’s south. The Lebanon state-run National News Agency said the area was hit by over 30 strikes overnight, the heaviest bombardment since September. Hezbollah said that it successfully targeted Israeli soldiers with a large rocket salvo.
Israel is sending troops to Lebanon as it vows to respond harshly to Iran’s missiles
US Ambassador to Israel Austin Austin said the US supports Israel’s ground incursion in Lebanon but is warning Israel about “mission creep”. The US has not restricted the duration of Israel’s incursion but that it’s concerned about a regional escalation. Israeli troops on Tuesday launched an operation targeting Hezbollah military compounds close to the border.
Retaliation by Israel was thought to be in the offing after the Iranian Missile Attack
Iran on Sunday fired missiles towards Israel, the country’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said. “Iran will continue to take all necessary steps to defend its territory from Israeli aggression…We call upon Israel to restraint,” he added. Earlier, Zarif said that Iran could respond to Israel’s attack on Lebanon’s Hezbollah with a missile strike against Israel.
Israel is preparing for a possible larger ground invasion of Lebanon
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday called for an investigation into the assassination of Hezbollah chief Sheik Hassan Nasrallah in a strike by the United Nations (UN) on Saturday. “The government of Israel has decided to request an investigation into the assassination of Sheik Nasrallah,” he added. At least 15 people were killed in the strikes, Lebanon’s Civil Defence said.
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.
Hezbollah confirms that their top leader was killed
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has said that the country will not allow Lebanon-based militant group Hezbollah to establish a “permanent military presence” in the region. Netanyahu’s statement comes after Israel carried out airstrikes in Lebanon and fired missiles into Gaza. Earlier, Netanyahu had claimed that Lebanon-based Hezbollah was trying to establish a military presence in the region through Hamas in Gaza.