A girl 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 extra raids on Hezbollah targets early Sunday, as studies circulated that one other two senior Hezbollah commanders have been assassinated following the assassination of the militant group’s chief Hassan Nasrallah in a southern suburb of Beirut.
In a press release, 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 loss of life of one other senior commander, Ali Karaki.
A minimum of 11 folks have been killed within the newest strikes, in response to 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 have been referred to as as much as Israel’s north.
In a press release 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 publish on X.
Israeli strikes left one other 33 folks useless on Saturday, in response to the Lebanese well being ministry, and an extra 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 newest 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 warfare.
Israel’s killing of Nasrallah, specifically, represents one other dramatic new growth for a battle that has metastasized throughout the Center East area since final October.
In a press release 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 advised reporters on Saturday as he left a church in Rehoboth Seaside, Delaware.
Requested about Nasrallah’s killing, nonetheless, Biden mentioned the longtime Hezbollah chief’s loss of life 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 inside the wider context of the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas assaults in opposition to 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 a press release.
On Saturday, the U.Ok. International Secretary David Lammy reiterated requires a ceasefire, saying in a publish 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 advised reporters on Sunday that he “welcomes” a ceasefire, including that if one have been to happen, it could want to use to each Gaza and Lebanon.
