A blast was heard and smoke was seen over Beirut’s southern suburbs early on Saturday as the Israeli military issued three evacuation alerts. The IDF claimed to eliminate at least 250 Hezbollah members, including commander Mohammed Rashid Sakafi, on Friday.
Tensions over a full-fledged war in the Middle East remain high as Israel has vowed to retaliate in full force against Iran's missile barrage on Tuesday. Iran launched 180 missiles at Israel in retaliation for the latter's military campaigns against its ally Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Biden said more needed to be done to avoid a full-fledged war in the region as it is lending support to Israel for a response to Iran's attack. Biden said the US was discussing with Israel its options about striking Israeli airstrikes, as crude prices across the globe shot up.
Biden unequivocally condemned Iran's attack on Israel at the G7 meeting called by Italian PM Giorgia Meloni and said there would be new sanctions on Tehran. Israel and Iran traded warnings at the UN Security Council on Wednesday as the region appeared close to an all-out war.
Khamenei pledged to 'remove' Iran's enemies with "inspiration from the Islamic Revolution and collaboration with other countries. He currently remains in a secure location following the death of close ally and Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.
As tensions roil the Middle East, Denmark police on Wednesday said they were investigating two explosions in the immediate vicinity of Israel's Copenhagen embassy. The Israeli embassy said there were no injuries in the explosions nor any damage to the building.
Israel has ordered two dozen Lebanese border communities to evacuate as it has begun 'limited' ground operations against Hezbollah. Fears of an all-out war grew as Israel launched a series of attacks on Lebanon, killing Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on Friday.
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.
This follows a series of attacks by Israel that killed over 1,000 people in less than two weeks, including Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah and other commanders. Despite its biggest successes against Hezbollah in decades, Israel seems determined to launch a full-fledged invasion of Lebanon.
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.
Israel's attack on Beirut comes after two days of attacks that dealt a critical blow to Hezbollah in which communication devices like pagers and walkie-talkies used by its members exploded. It was the deadliest strike targeting the Lebanese capital since the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war.
On Thursday, Israel claimed to have destroyed over 1,000 Hezbollah rocket launchers in some of its most intense attacks on Lebanon. This came after an unprecedented attack believed to be carried out by Israel when communication devices used by Hezbollah exploded, killing over 30 people.
After thousands of pagers across Lebanon exploded on Tuesday and killed 12 people, the country was rocked again when walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah detonated on Wednesday. The incident has further stoked tensions between Israel and Hezbollah and raised the risks of an all-out war.
Israel's major operation in the West Bank came as it noted a rise in militant activities since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war on October 7 last year. More than 660 people have been killed as Israel stepped up military activities in the occupied territory.
Israel's military said the airstrike targeted a weapons depot used by Hezbollah militants amid heightened tensions following the death of a senior militant commander last month. Hezbollah and Israel have been trading fire since October 8, a day after Hamas attacked the Jewish country.
Tensions in the region are at an all-time high after the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and senior Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr. It is yet to be determined whether the latest attack on Iraq was linked to threats by Iran, which blames the US for Haniyeh's death.
The killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, after the death of a senior Hezbollah commander, has thrown the Middle East into a fresh wave of chaos as Israel is bracing for a retaliation from Iran. The ongoing unrest in the region has deep consequences for a number of countries, including India.
The Delhi Police has prepared a robust plan to protect the Israeli embassy and Chabad House from any possible attacks after the death of the high-profile Hamas chief. This came after the Delhi Police refuted rumours of an "explosion" at the embassy on Thursday as a hoax.
The assassination of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh has triggered calls for retaliation from Iran and Hamas, who have blamed Israel for the attack. The brazen attack on Haniyeh in Tehran dealt a severe blow to Hamas and halted any immediate chances of a ceasefire in Gaza.
Israel's tensions with Iran took another dangerous turn after the assassination of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, which has triggered calls for retaliation. The incident fuelled fears of a wider conflict in the Middle East, already grappling with the Israel-Hamas war.
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