{"id":1491100,"date":"2024-09-20T14:05:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T18:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1491100"},"modified":"2024-09-20T14:05:00","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T18:05:00","slug":"rare-israeli-attack-on-beirut-kills-hezbollah-commander-decimates-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/rare-israeli-attack-on-beirut-kills-hezbollah-commander-decimates-building\/1491100\/","title":{"rendered":"Rare Israeli Attack On Beirut Kills Hezbollah Commander, Decimates Building"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rare Israeli Attack On Beirut Kills Hezbollah Commander, Decimates Building<\/span><\/p>\n

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Many international headlines are claiming that this is not yet ‘all-out war’ between Israel and Hezbollah, but it is sure looking like a full-fledged war at this point, especially given on Friday Israeli aircraft carried out a major strike on Beirut.<\/p>\n

Huge explosions could be seen and heard for miles, in an apparent “targeted strike” on a southern suburb of the capital city<\/strong>. Reports say that senior Hezbollah commander Ibrahim Akil was killed <\/strong>in the attack. An official has told AFP he was killed in the strike.<\/p>\n

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Videos and images from the scene show entire blocks and buildings decimated <\/strong>in the heavily-populated area known as Dahiyeh.<\/p>\n

Beirut-based Al-Mayadeen TV is saying that a drone fired several missiles on the area in a very rare and brazen attack on the capital. But a Lebanese national broadcaster has said it was Israeli Air Force Jets<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Lebanon\u2019s National News Agency (NNA) is reporting that five children are among victims <\/strong>of a strike on a building in the area of Jamous Street, southern Beirut.<\/em><\/p>\n

The agency added that an F35 jet targeted the residential area with two strikes<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

Earlier in the day Friday Hezbollah launched at least 140 rockets on northern Israel, in a steady uptick of attacks since Thursday in the wake of Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah’s speech vowing not to stop the attacks in the wake of Israeli intelligence’s pager attack.<\/p>\n

Beirut now<\/p>\n

If you speak out against Israel’s attack on a sovereign country, you’ll be labeled anti-Semitic. – EU media pic.twitter.com\/nl3u0eYYcy<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Russian Market (@runews) September 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n

And regional media is reporting further on this major escalation: “It is not the first time that Beirut\u2019s southern suburb is targeted, but images emerging from the scene show a building almost totally destroyed, so it is likely there will be civilian casualties,” an Al Jazeera<\/em> correspondent writes.<\/p>\n

In the wake of this new Beirut action, Israel\u2019s President Isaac Herzog has said on X the Gaza war and new operations in Lebanon are necessary to bring “the displaced citizens from north and south to their homes, schools, and businesses.” Some 80,000 or more have been evacuated from their homes since Oct. 2023.<\/p>\n

The scene below suggests the attack was carried out by several missiles, likely launched from a jet which can carry heavier munitions.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udea8MORE FOOTAGE OF THE AFTERMATH OF ISRAEL’S AIRSTRIKES IN BEIRUT<\/p>\n

Yet another Israeli attack to terrorise Lebanon’s\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\udde7 population, initial reports on the ground say there are multiple fatalities and dozens of casualties pic.twitter.com\/s4KVESnZ9N<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Afshin Rattansi (@afshinrattansi) September 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n

“I repeat again and again \u2013 we did not want this war. We do not want war \u2013 not today, not ever,” President Herzog wrote further. “Last night, we saw the precise and impressive actions of Israel\u2019s Air Force against Hezbollah. We salute them, along with all our security forces, for their tremendous efforts in this difficult war,” he added.<\/p>\n

Aqil has also long been wanted by the United States:<\/em><\/p>\n

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developing…<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nFri, 09\/20\/2024 – 10:05<\/span><\/p>\n

\u200bhttps:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/geopolitical\/huge-israeli-strike-hits-beirut-after-hezbollah-launched-140-rockets<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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