Hassan Nasrallah is by far the most powerful target to be killed by Israel in weeks of intensified fighting with Hezbollah. Israeli military said it carried out a precise airstrike on Friday while Hezbollah leadership met at their headquarters, killing Nasrallah and other commanders.
Many delegations attending the UNGA expressed their support for a ceasefire in Gaza by walking out of Netanyahu's speech in a show of support, while others demanded a ceasefire. Netanyahu's speech was followed by the Israeli Army's claim that Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah was killed.
A claim was made on social media that Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah cried after Israel's airstrikes on Lebanon. India TV conducted a fact check on the viral claim.
This would be a devastating blow to Iran-backed Hezbollah group which has suffered numerous casualties in its conflict with Israel that has killed 800 people within a week. The Hezbollah chief's daughter Zainab Nasrallah was also reportedly killed in the Israeli strikes on Friday.
An unprecedented five hours of continuous strikes early on Saturday followed Friday's attack, by far the most powerful by Israel on Beirut during nearly a year of war with Hezbollah. It marked a sharp escalation of a conflict that has involved daily missile and rocket fire between the two sides.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the UNGA and issued a stern warning to Iran stating that "there is no place in Iran where the long arm of Israel cannot reach".
The Israeli military said it carried out a strike south of Beirut without elaborating. Military officials said details will be released later.
"All Indian nationals already in Lebanon are also strongly advised to leave Lebanon. Those who remain for any reason are advised to exercise extreme caution, restrict their movements and remain in contact with the Embassy of India in Beirut...," the Indian Embassy said.
The Israel Defense Force’s chief of staff says the military is preparing for a possible ground operation in Lebanon.
Thousands of people fleeing heavy bombardment in southern Lebanon have sought refuge in makeshift shelters across Beirut, as Israeli airstrikes intensify across the border.
Israel is calling up two additional reserve brigades to the northern border to carry out operational activities, the military said on Wednesday, after days of escalating air strikes that have hit Hezbollah targets in various areas of Lebanon.
The incident happened when Miraya International Network's editor-in-chief Fadi Boudiya was preparing for an interview with the Inews network and an Israeli missile struck his home.
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.
After an almost year-long war with Hamas in Gaza, Israel has shifted its focus towards ally Hezbollah in multiple airstrikes at Lebanon that has killed 569 people since Monday. Lebanon has appealed to the US for help in stopping Israel's offensive as fears of an all-out war surge in the Middle East.
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.
Israeli strikes on Lebanon killed at least 558 people, including more than 94 women and children, Lebanese authorities said, in the deadliest barrage since the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war.
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu urged the Lebanese population to evacuate and "get out of harm's way". The Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon on Monday killed 492 people, including women and children.
Israel used all four tiers of its air defences — and help from allies — to block Lebanon's mass drone and missile attack on Israeli territory.
The Israeli military is preparing for the next stage of its operation in Lebanon after launching a wave of air strikes against Hezbollah targets on Monday morning, the military chief of the general staff Herzi Halevi said.
Israeli strikes killed more than 356 Lebanese in the deadliest and most intense barrage in nearly a year as the Israeli military warned residents in southern and eastern Lebanon to evacuate their homes ahead of a widening air campaign against Hezbollah.
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