A lady reads the Quran on the website of the assassination of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut’s southern suburbs, Sunday.
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Israel’s army says it carried out “dozens” of further raids on Hezbollah targets early Sunday, as experiences circulated that one other two senior Hezbollah commanders had been assassinated following the assassination of the militant group’s chief Hassan Nasrallah in a southern suburb of Beirut.
In an announcement, the IDF mentioned it had eradicated Nabil Kaouk, head of Hezbollah’s preventative safety council.
Hezbollah didn’t touch upon Kaouk’s whereabouts, nevertheless it individually confirmed the demise of one other senior commander, Ali Karaki.
At the very least 11 folks had been killed within the newest strikes, based on Lebanon’s Nationwide Information Company.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returned to Israel sooner than anticipated from his journey to the United Nations as Israel was mentioned to be making ready for an invasion into southern Lebanon after reservists had been referred to as as much as Israel’s north.
In an announcement on the messaging app Telegram, the Israel Protection Forces (IDF) mentioned its air forces focused “buildings where weapons and military structures of the organization were stored.”
The IDF says it has attacked tons of of Hezbollah targets since Saturday, aiming its assaults in Dahieh, a densely populated southern suburb of Beirut and Hezbollah stronghold.
“The IDF continues to attack with force, damage and degrade Hezbollah’s military capabilities and infrastructure in Lebanon,” the Israeli army mentioned in a submit on X.
Israeli strikes left one other 33 folks useless on Saturday, based on the Lebanese well being ministry, and a further 195 folks wounded.
In the meantime, the IDF additionally mentioned it had intercepted eight projectiles launched from Lebanon into Israel on Sunday, hitting open areas close to Tiberias in Israel’s north.
The most recent exchanges of fireplace, mixed with Israel’s preparations to invade southern Lebanon has mounted fears that the battle between Israel and Hezbollah was heading towards an all-out battle.
Israel’s killing of Nasrallah, particularly, represents one other dramatic new improvement for a battle that has metastasized throughout the Center East area since final October.
In an announcement on Saturday, Netanyahu stood by the transfer, calling it essential to “change the balance of power in the region for years to come.”
“Nasrallah was not a terrorist; he was the terrorist,” Netanyahu said in a statement, warning of challenging days ahead.
World Leaders Continue Calls for Ceasefire
Even as Israeli forces prepared for a response to retaliatory strikes from Hezbollah, Lebanon’s Information Minister said on Sunday that negotiations for a ceasefire with Israel were still “underway” even as cross-border exchanges of fire continued.
The U.S., France, the U.Ok. and different allies have referred to as for a 21-day ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, even because the prospect of any such settlement seems much less and fewer seemingly.
“It’s time for a ceasefire now,” President Joe Biden informed reporters on Saturday as he left a church in Rehoboth Seaside, Delaware.
Requested about Nasrallah’s killing, nevertheless, Biden mentioned the longtime Hezbollah chief’s demise was “a measure of justice” for victims of his four-decade “reign of terror.”
In a separate assertion, Biden famous the operation to take out Nasrallah occurred throughout the wider context of the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas assaults towards Israel.
“Nasrallah, the next day, made the fateful decision to join hands with Hamas and open what he called a ‘northern front’ against Israel,” Biden mentioned in an announcement.
On Saturday, the U.Ok. Overseas Secretary David Lammy reiterated requires a ceasefire, saying in a submit on X that he had spoken with the Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati.
“We agreed on the need for an immediate ceasefire to bring an end to the bloodshed,” Lammy mentioned. “A diplomatic solution is the only way to restore security and stability for the Lebanese and Israeli people.”
Mikati informed reporters on Sunday that he “welcomes” a ceasefire, including that if one had been to happen, it will want to use to each Gaza and Lebanon.
