Israel-Lebanon latest: Another Hezbollah chief ‘killed’ in Israeli strike as Iran vows revenge over Nasrallah
UK government asks Britons in Lebanon to ‘leave now’ amid concerns over escalating situation in Middle East
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Israel claims to have killed another key Hezbollah chief as its bombardment continued in Lebanon, after the Lebanese militant group’s 32-year leader Hassan Nasrallah was assassinated in a strike on Beirut.
At least six people were killed in the south of Lebanon and nine others in the Beqaa Valley in the northeast as the Israeli onslaught continued, local media reports said.
The Israeli military claimed to have killed Nabil Kaouk – a senior Hezbollah figure who led the group’s forces in southern Lebanon during Israel’s 18-year occupation – and said it had struck key weapon manufacturing sites, including one used to produce missile and rocket launchers.
The UK government has asked Britons in Lebanon to “leave now” amid concerns over the escalating situation in the Middle East following.
Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei said Nasrallah’s death “will not go unavenged” as he remembered the Hezbollah leader as the “flag-bearer of resistance” in the region.
A total of 1,030 people, including 156 women and 87 children, have been killed in Israeli strikes in Lebanon in less than two weeks, the country’s health minister said.
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Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf has said that militant groups will keep confronting Israel with Tehran’s help following the killing of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, state media reported.
“We will not hesitate to go to any level in order to help the resistance,” said Mr Qalibaf, referring to the alliance known as the Axis of Resistance, built over decades with Iranian support, which includes Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis.
He also issued a warning to the United States, saying: “The US is complicit in all of these crimes and ... has to accept the repercussions,” he said.
Also commenting on Nasrallah’s killing, Iranian Foreign minister Abbas Araqchi said Israel “will not rest” and the action would not go unanswered, state media reported on Sunday. He said the region was in a dangerous situation.
Iran Revolutionary Guards’ deputy commander Abbas Nilforoushan was also killed in the Israeli strikes on Beirut on Friday, Iranian media reported on Saturday.
Israeli strikes ‘killed five members of my family’, says British woman
A British woman returning to the UK from Lebanon said Israeli air strikes have killed five members of her family, including a cousin 10 days away from her wedding day.
Sana Chamseddin clutched her son in her arms at Heathrow Airport on Saturday and spoke of her guilt at escaping besieged Lebanon and leaving behind loved ones in “unsafe places”.
Her uncle, his wife, and his three daughters who were all in their twenties, were killed when their home in the Lebanese city of Tyre was bombed by the Israel Defence Forces, she told the PA news agency.
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Sana Chamseddin told the PA news agency that her uncle, his wife and his three daughters died on Monday.
Israeli strikes continue in Lebanon despite killing Hezbollah chief
Israeli military continued its airstrikes today despite killing Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on Friday.
The military said it struck dozens of Hezbollah “terror” targets in Lebanon in the past dozen hours, including launchers aimed toward Israel.
At least six people have been killed in the south of the country and nine others in the Hezbollah stronghold of Bekaa Valley, Lebanese media reported.
Why is Lebanon being attacked and will there be a ceasefire?
Tensions in the Middle East continue to escalate as Israel ramps up its assault on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon.
Beginning with a major bombardment on 23 September, Lebanon has now experienced its deadliest attack since the end of the 1975 - 1990 Civil War, with over 90,000 civilians displaced from their homes.
Since the 7 October Hamas attack where over 240 Israeli hostages were taken, Hezbollah has been striking Israel from Lebanon on the country’s northern border in support of Hamas.
Israeli forces have continued to respond with strikes on the paramilitary group which regularly fired missiles and rockets to intercept military technology like drones or tanks.
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Iraq’s Islamic Resistance claims drone attack on southern Israel
The Islamic Resistance in Iraq said it struck Eilat in southern Israel this morning, according to reports.
The Israeli military yesterday said a missile launched from Yemen was intercepted shortly after the sirens were heard. There were no reports of injuries.
The Houthi rebels said they targeted the airport during prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s arrival with a ballistic missile.
UK government reiterates calls for Britons to leave Lebanon
The British government has asked Britons in Lebanon to “leave now” amid concerns over the escalating situation in the Middle East following the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.
The Foreign Office had asked Britons to leave Lebanon last week and moved additional troops to Cyprus to aid evacuations.
The government has been working to increase the number of commercial flights available for British nationals, The Guardian reported.
“Our advice is clear, British nationals should register their presence, book the first available flight and leave now,” a spokesperson told the newspaper.
“We have worked with partners to increase flights and secure seats for British nationals to leave and have also sent a rapid deployment team to bolster the efforts of our embassy in supporting British nationals.
“We know it’s a distressing time for British nationals and all people in Lebanon, which is why we are doing everything we can to help.”
Russia says Nasrallah killed to ‘unleash a full-blown war’
Russia’s foreign minister claimed a “lot of people” are of the opinion that Israel’s assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was aimed at provoking Iran and the US “to unleash a full-blown war in the entire region”.
Sergey Lavrov told reporters that the killing is “not simply a political assassination. It’s very cynical as an act”.
Hezbollah confirmed yesterday that Nasrallah, its leader and one of its founders, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in a southern suburb of Beirut.
“I think — well not even I think but a lot of people say — that Israel wants to create the grounds to drag the US directly into this, and so to create these grounds is trying to provoke Iran,” Mr Lavrov said.
“The Iran leadership, I think, are behaving extremely responsibly. And this is necessary. This is something that we should take due note of,” he said.
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