Smoke billowed above Beirut again Sunday with new strikes. Israel's military said it targeted Hezbollah command centres in the southern suburbs of Dahiyeh, where the militants have a strong presence.
Israel-Lebanon war: Hezbollah began firing into Israel on October 8, 2023, in solidarity with Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Since the conflict erupted, more than 3,100 people have been killed and nearly 13,900 wounded in Lebanon, the Health Ministry reported.
Israel-Hezbollah War: Israel's military said early on October 14 that the drone attack carried out by Hezbollah in northern Israel killed four soldiers. 7 others were severely injured in the incident. The head of Israel's MDA ambulance service said medics treated around 70 causalities from the scene
Israel is now at war with Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon — both Iran-backed militant groups — and is expected to strike Iran in retaliation for a missile attack earlier this month. Iran has said it will respond to any Israeli attack.
"The answer is no," Biden replied to reporters when asked if he would endorse retaliation following Iran's launch of approximately 180 missiles at Israel on Tuesday.
In a statement, the Houthis said they “carried out a military operation targeting a vital target in the Jaffa (Tel Aviv) area in occupied Palestine with a number of Jaffa drones.”
Hezbollah said it fired missiles at the headquarters of Israel's Mossad intelligence agency and at a military intelligence unit on the outskirts of Tel Aviv on Tuesday. Hezbollah denied reports of Israeli troops entering the country and said it was ready for a 'direct confrontation'.
Hezbollah fired missiles at the headquarters of Israel's Mossad agency and at a military intelligence unit on the outskirts of Tel Aviv, which it described as "just the beginning". Tensions between both sides have peaked after a series of Israeli strikes that killed Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah.
Israeli airstrikes have killed several top Hezbollah commanders, including its leader Hassan Nasrallah, as well as senior officials like Ibrahim Aqil and Nabil Kaouk, intensifying the unrest in the Middle East.
The Israeli military said its air defence systems intercepted a surface-to-surface missile crossing from Lebanon amid warning sirens in Tel Aviv. Tensions between Israel and Hezbollah escalated as several Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon have killed 569 people since Monday, including senior commanders.
An Israeli airstrike on the southern suburbs of Beirut on Tuesday killed a Hezbollah commander who was a leading figure in its rocket division, two security sources in Lebanon said.
Hezbollah's warning came after Israel inflicted serious blows on the group with targeted attacks on the group's communication devices and a devastating airstrike on Beirut that killed 45 people. The cycle of escalation between the enemies has raised fears of a full-out war in the Middle East.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaking at the start of a Cabinet meeting, said the military had eliminated “thousands of rockets that were aimed at northern Israel” and urged citizens to adhere to directives from the Home Front Command.
Israeli media cited the Israel Airports Authority for news of the flight cancellations. Flight-tracking data showed at least two El Al flights swinging far south and diverting after the announcement.
Hezbollah launched hundreds of rockets and drones against Israel in retaliation for the assassination of a senior commander in Beirut last month, the Iranian-backed movement said, as Israel's cabinet met to prepare a response.
This came after Hamas launched two M90 rockets from Gaza towards Tel Aviv, one of which fell in the sea and the other failed to reach Israeli territory. Tensions in the Middle East have been high since the killings of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr.
Tensions have escalated further between Isreal and Hezbollah after the former killed top Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr in retaliation to the attack at Golan Heights that killed 12 children.
Hamas and Iran don't want a regional war, but there is a crime that should be punished, Hamas deputy chief in Gaza Khalil Al-Hayya said in a press conference in Tehran after the killing of the Palestinian militant group's chief Ismail Haniyeh.
12 children were killed in a rocket attack on a soccer field in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights on Saturday. Israel blamed Hezbollah for the attack and PM Netanyahu gave a stern warning to Hezbollah while also cutting short his US visit.
On Saturday just before sunset, a rocket slammed into a soccer pitch where dozens of children and teens were playing in the Druze town of Majdal Shams, which is located about 12 kilometres south of Lebanon and next to the Syrian border.
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