Israel launched sustained airstrikes on Beirut's Dahiyeh area, killing a senior Hezbollah intelligence official Hassan Khalil Yassi. This follows the reported death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Friday's attacks, which saw over 80 bombs dropped.
Sustained air strikes on Lebanon have stoked fear of a wider war that draws in Iran following the death of Hezbollah 's leadersaid Saturday its airstrike on the Dahiyeh area of Beirut eliminated Hassan Khalil Yassi who headed a unit in Hezbollah ’s intelligence division that was tasked with locating Israel i military and civilian sites.
Nasrallah’s death, confirmed by Hezbollah on Saturday, sent shockwaves throughout the region where he has been a dominant political and military figure for more than three decades. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader, responded to Nasrallah’s death, vowing that “the blood of the martyr shall not go unavenged.”
A White House official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told the news outlet they were not “exactly sure where things go from right now”.The country’s defence minister held talks to assess the “operational situation” regarding his country’s military offensive on its northern front, Yoav Gallant’s office said in a statement.Meanwhile, long-range rockets were launched from Lebanon overnight towards the Jerusalem area with sirens sounding in several West Bank settlements, east of the capital.
US President Joe Biden has called the Israeli strike that killed Hezbollah’s chief Hassan Nasrallah a “measure of justice for his many victims”. Mr Biden’s words were echoed by Vice President Kamala Harris who stressed her “unwavering commitment to the security of Israel”, before adding: “President Biden and I do not want to see conflict in the Middle East escalate into a broader regional war.
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