Israel forces claimed to have killed the Hezbollah Chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah.
Updated – September 28, 2024 04:04 pm IST
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. File
Amid the ongoing conflict, Israeli forces have killed Lebanon’s Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the military’s spokesperson Avichay Adraee said on Saturday (September 28, 2024) a day after an Israeli strike on the southern suburbs of Beirut.
The Israeli military said it launched new strikes on Saturday (September 28, 2024) targeting Hezbollah in eastern Lebanon after intense bombardments on the group’s stronghold in southern Beirut overnight. “The IDF [military] is currently striking terror targets belonging to the Hezbollah terrorist organisation in the area of Beqaa” in eastern Lebanon, it said in a statement.
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The Israeli military claimed to have struck Hezbollah’s headquarters in Beirut on Friday (September 27, 2024) in a series of massive explosions that targeted the leader of the militant group and levelled multiple high-rise apartment buildings. According to US officilas, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was the target of the strikes on the group’s headquarters.
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This recent escalation of violence between Israel and Hezbollah after the multiple pager explosions targetting the Hezbollah members, saw the death of 700 Lebanese citizens, with thousands of people becoming homeless. Meanwhile, European, Arab and Islamic nations have launched an initiative to strengthen support for a Palestinian state and its institutions, and prepare for a future after the war in Gaza and escalating conflict in Lebanon, Norway’s foreign minister said on Friday (September 28, 2024).
Who is Hassan Nasrallah?
Lebanon’s Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, who Israel said it has killed, has led Hezbollah through decades of conflict with Israel, overseeing its transformation into a military force with regional sway and becoming one of the most prominent Arab figures in generations – with Iranian backing.
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September 28, 2024 16:04
Iran’s supreme leader condemns Israel’s policy
Iran supreme leader Ali Khamenei condemns ‘short-sighted’ Israeli policy after Lebanon strikes.
-AFP
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September 28, 2024 15:46
Lebanon blocks Iranian plane from entering airspace after Israeli threats: Ministry source
Lebanon’s Transport Ministry informs an Iranian aircraft not to enter its airspace after Israel warned air traffic control at Beirut airport that it would use “force” if the plane landed, a source at the ministry claims.
The source says it was not clear what was on the plane. “The priority is people’s lives,” the source adds.
-Reuters
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September 28, 2024 15:37
Israel army says ‘still a way to go’ in fight against Hezbollah
Israel’s military says the fight against Hezbollah is not over after it announced the killing of Hassan Nasrallah, the head of the group, which has yet to confirm his death.
Military Spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshan says, “There’s still a way to go. Hezbollah still has rockets and missiles and has the capability of shooting many of them simultaneously,”
He also adds that the Iran-backed group was believed to have “tens of thousands of rockets”.
-AFP
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September 28, 2024 15:12
Israel on alert after Nasrallah’s killing
Israel is on high alert for a broader conflict after the elimination of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut.
“We hope this will change Hezbollah’s actions,” says Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani
Meanwhile, Lebanon’s Hezbollah says it has targeted Israeli sites including Rosh Pina in the north with missiles in response to Israeli attacks on Lebanese cities, villages and civilians.
-Reuters
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September 28, 2024 15:06
Iran’s Supreme Leader moves to secure location under heightened security: Sources
Two regional officials claim that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been transferred to a secure location inside the country with heightened security measures in place.
The source claims that Iran is in constant contact with Lebanon’s Hezbollah and other regional proxy groups to determine the next step after Israel announced that it had killed Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah.
– Reuters
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September 28, 2024 14:24
Israel’s army chief calls Nasrallah ‘most influential terrorist’
Israeli military spokesperson says Nasrallah terrorized Israel for decades, was one of the world’s most influential terrorists
-Reuters
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September 28, 2024 14:13
Israel army chief vows to ‘reach’ anyone who threatens Israel after Nasrallah reported killed
Israel’s army chief vowed on Saturday (September 28, 2024) to “reach” anyone who threats Israeli citizens, after the military said strikes in Beirut the previous day had killed Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah.
“This is not the end of our toolbox. The message is simple, anyone who threatens the citizens of Israel — we will know how to reach them,” Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi said in a statement.
Hezbollah is yet to confirm Nasrallah’s death but a source closed to Hezbollah says they were unable to contact him from Friday (September 27, 2024) when Israel started pounding Beirut with airstrikes.- AFP
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September 28, 2024 13:53
Source close to Hezbollah says contact with Nasrallah ‘lost’ since Friday night
A source close to Lebanon’s Hezbollah group said on Saturday (September 28, 2024) that contact had been lost since last evening with chief Hassan Nasrallah, after Israel said it had “eliminated” him in a strike on the group’s southern Beirut bastion.
“Contact with Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has been lost since Friday evening,” said the source, requesting anonymity to discuss sensitive matters. He did not confirm whether Mr. Nasrallah had been killed.- AFP
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September 28, 2024 13:42
Israeli army announces killing of Lebanese Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah
Israeli forces have killed Lebanon’s Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the military’s Arabic-speaking spokesperson Avichay Adraee said on Saturday (September 28, 2024) a day after an Israeli strike on the southern suburbs of Beirut. – Reuters
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September 28, 2024 13:30
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah’s fate uncertain as Israel pounds Lebanon
Israel said it was attacking the Iran-backed group’s headquarters and weapons facilities in the Lebanese capital, and Israeli and US media reported Hassan Nasrallah was the target of strikes on Friday night, although a source close to Hezbollah said he was “fine”.
The blasts that rocked southern Beirut on Friday (September 27, 2024) were the fiercest to hit the group’s stronghold since Israel and Hezbollah last went to war in 2006.- AFP
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September 28, 2024 13:21
Hezbollah launched more than two dozen projectiles toward Israel on Saturday morning
Hezbollah launched more than two dozen projectiles toward Israel Saturday morning, triggering sirens in more than 100 cities and towns across Israel and the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
The Israeli military said a surface-to-surface missile was fired from Lebanese territory and fell in an open area in central Israel. Israeli media said the missile fell in the sea.
No injuries or damages were reported, according to Israel’s Fire and Rescue Services.
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September 28, 2024 13:12
Shelters set up in the city center for displaced people are overflowing in Beirut
In Beirut’s southern suburbs, smoke was seen and the streets were empty after the area was heavily attacked overnight by heavy Israeli airstrikes. Shelters set up in the city center for displaced people were overflowing. Many families slept in public squares and beaches or in their cars.
On the roads leading to the mountains above the capital, hundreds of people could be seen making an exodus on foot, holding infants and whatever belongings they could carry.- AP
Smoke rises behind the devastation in the Haret Hreik neighbourhood of Beirut’s southern suburbs, in the aftermath of the first wave of Israeli strikes on September 27, that levelled several buildings, on September 28, 2024. Israeli fighter jets bombarded the southern suburbs of Lebanon’s capital overnight into September 28, sending panicked families fleeing massive strikes that were reportedly targeting Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah. (Photo by ANWAR AMRO / AFP)
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September 28, 2024 12:56
Israel mobilises three reserve battalions amid escalating conflict with Hezbollah
Israel’s military said it has mobilised three reserve battalions to bolster its Central Command defence amid escalating conflict with Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Earlier on Saturday (September 28, 2024), Israeli army said that a missile from Lebanon was fired at central Israel and fell in an open area. It said no sirens were sounded and added the incident was under review, but gave no other details.- AP
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September 28, 2024 12:50
With Israel dramatically intensifying its airstrikes on Lebanon this week, Lebanese citizens are searching for shelters
The United Nations said the fighting has displaced 211,000 people, including 85,000 now staying in public schools and other shelters. Airstrikes have forced 20 primary health care centers to shut down and disrupted access to clean water for nearly 300,000 people.
Families sit on the ground in Martyrs’ square after fleeing the Israeli airstrikes in Beirut’s southern suburbs, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
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September 28, 2024 12:37
Europeans, Arab and Muslim nations launch new initiative for independent Palestinian state
While Israel is pounding Beirut with airstrikes, European, Arab and Islamic nations have launched an initiative to strengthen support for a Palestinian state and its institutions, and prepare for a future after the war in Gaza and escalating conflict in Lebanon, Norway’s foreign minister said on Friday (September 27, 2024).
Espen Barth Eide, Norway’s foreign minister, told The Associated Press, “there is a growing consensus in the international community from Western countries, from Arab countries, from the Global South, that we need to establish a Palestinian Authority, a Palestinian government, a Palestinian state — and the Palestinian state has to be recognized.”- AP
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September 28, 2024 12:26
Israel issues fresh evacuation order for people to leave part of the densely populated Dahiyeh suburbs
After heavy shelling sounded across the Mediterranean city on Friday (September 27, 2024) Israel issued fresh warnings for people to leave part of the densely populated Dahiyeh suburbs before dawn on Saturday (September 28, 2024).
Hundreds of families spent the night on the streets, seeking shelter in downtown Beirut’s Martyrs’ Square or along the seaside boardwalk area.
Syrian refugee and father of six Radwan Msallam said they had “nowhere to go”.
“We were at home when there was the call to evacuate. We took our identity papers, some belongings and we left,” he told AFP.- AP
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September 28, 2024 12:20
Israel’s attacks on Hezbollah targets pounded areas around Lebanon’s capital overnight
Smoke rose from Beirut’s southern suburbs Saturday (September 28, 2024) morning and the streets were empty after the area was destroyed overnight by heavy Israeli airstrikes.
Lebanon asks medical centers to make room for people from hard-hit Beirut suburbs. Israel targets areas around Beirut and they have claimed to have killed Hezbollah missile unit commander and his deputy.- AP
Published – September 28, 2024 12:15 pm IST
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