Israel on Sunday carried out contemporary air strikes on Lebanon on Sunday, two days after it killed Hezbollah’s chief Hassan Nasrallah in an assault on Beirut’s densely populated southern suburbs.
Here Are Top Points On Israel-Hezbollah Clashes:
- Lebanon claimed contemporary Israeli strikes killed 105 individuals and injured 359 others on Sunday after Israel mentioned it had saved up its bombardment of Hezbollah targets.
- Lebanon’s well being ministry mentioned there had been lethal air raids close to the primary southern metropolis of Sidon, whereas dozens extra had died within the east, within the south, and in and round Beirut.
- Four individuals had been additionally killed in an Israeli strike on Beirut on Monday, the primary assault on town itself because the Iran-backed Hezbollah engaged in cross-border fireplace with Israel after Hamas attacked Israeli cities on October 7 final 12 months, triggering battle in Gaza.
- France on Sunday mentioned a second French nationwide had been killed in Lebanon after a lady died following a south Lebanon blast on Monday.
- The announcement got here as French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot arrived in Lebanon, the primary high-level overseas diplomat to go to because the Israeli assaults intensified.
- Lebanon has mentioned greater than 1,000 individuals have been killed and 6,000 injured since Israel elevated the frequency of assaults in opposition to Hezbollah members two weeks in the past.
- According to Reuters, the physique of Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has been recovered from the positioning of an Israeli air assault on Beirut and is “intact”.
- His physique had no “direct” wounds and it appeared the reason for demise was “blunt trauma from the drive of the blast”, Reuters reported.
- Israel’s army mentioned the air strike that killed Nasrallah had “eradicated” one other 20 Hezbollah members after earlier strikes killed prime leaders Fuad Shukr and Ibrahim Aqil.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to maintain up the assault on Lebanon, saying he desires to make Israel’s northern areas safe once more for residents who’ve been compelled to flee on account of Hezbollah assaults.