Israel-Lebanon - latest: Six dead in strike on Beirut that Israeli military says killed Hezbollah commander
The Israeli strike hit Beirut’s southern Dahiyeh district, after 558 people including 50 children in Lebanon were killed since Monday
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A Hezbollah commander has been killed in an airstrike on Beirut, Israel has claimed.
The commander was named by the Israeli military as Ibrahim Qubaisi, a leading figure in Hezbollah’s rocket division.
Lebanese security sources also said Qubaisi was killed in a strike on Beirut, according to Reuters news agency
Six people were killed and 15 injured in the strike, according to the Lebanese health ministry. It hit the typically-busy southern Dahiyeh district of the capital.
Israeli forces confirmed that a Hezbollah commander had been a target of the strike, but have not said whether their target was killed.
It is the second consecutive day that Israel has struck the Hezbollah-controlled area of the capital, as it turns its focus north.
It comes after Lebanese authorities said the death toll has reached 558 including 50 children since Israel launched fresh strikes on Monday, according to the country’s health minister.
A fresh wave of strikes began on Tuesday, after Monday saw the deadliest day of strikes in Lebanon in nearly two decades of the conflict.
Thousands of residents were pictured fleeing southern Lebanon in loaded cars, vans and trucks. Highways north were gridlocked.
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Hezbollah commander killed in Beirut strike which killed six, sources say
The Israeli strike on the southern suburbs of Beirut killed Hezbollah commander Ibrahim Qubaisi, sources told Reuters.
Qubaisi was a leading figure in Hezbollah’s rocket division, the sources said.
Six people were killed and 15 injured in the strike, according to the Lebanese health ministry.
It is the second consecutive day that Israel has struck the Hezbollah-controlled area of Beirut.
Israeli strikes on Gaza kill at least 22 Palestinians
Medics announced that at least 22 Palestinians have been killed on Tuesday by several Israeli airstrikes.
Six people, including three women, were killed in a strike on a house in Nuseirat, one of Gaza’s eight historic refugee camps, health officials said.
It comes as Israeli forces battle Hamas-led fighters in Rafah, near Gaza’s Egypt border.
Israeli tanks advanced in northern and western areas of Rafah. Residents in the area said the Israeli army blew up several homes in eastern and central areas, Reuters news agency reports.
Biden ‘hasn’t given up’ on Gaza ceasefire
US President Joe Biden “hasn’t given up” on bringing about a ceasefire in Gaza.
White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Tuesday that the US is “determined to keep at it”.
Biden will gather with world leaders in New York to work on a ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza, alongside their attempts to avoid an all-out war in the Middle East as the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah ramps up.
More images of damage following Beirut strike
Israeli spokesperson David Mencer holds press conference
As Israel strikes Beirut for the second time in two days, Israeli spokesperson David Mencer is holding a press conference.
"Lebanon should take this warning extremely seriously," he tells reporters.
"The prime minister has also made clear that once our operation is over, they will be able to return safely to their homes."
Pictured: Israel strikes Beirut
Israel conducts strike on Beirut
The Israeli military says it has carried out a “targeted” strike on Beirut.
Security sources in Lebanon said Israel targeted a Hezbollah commander in the capital’s southern suburbs, Reuters news agency reported.
It is the second consecutive day that Israel has struck the Hezbollah-controlled area of the capital.
Sources have not confirmed who was the target of the strike, and that the fate of the target is not known.
The strike hit a building in the typically busy Ghobeiry neighbourhood.
Defence Secretary leaves party conference for emergency meeting on Middle East
Defence Secretary John Healey has left the Labour Party conference early to chair an emergency Cobra meeting, Sky News reports.
The meeting is believed to be concerning escalating tensions in the Middle East, as Israel kills hundreds with a fresh wave of strikes in Lebanon since yesterday.
Israel aiming to deter Iran, Israeli media reports
A source told Israeli outlet Haaretz that part of the aim of Israel’s airstrike was to signal to the “Iranian axis that Israel is unafraid to act decisively to prevent further escalation”.
They added: “Israel has additional potential targets in Lebanon and will not hesitate to strike if Hezbollah does not grasp the message.”
After arriving at the UN summit in New York, Iranian president said: "We do not wish to be the cause of instability in the Middle East as its consequences would be irreversible.”
"It’s Israel that wants to drag everyone into war and destabilise the region… They are dragging us to a point where we do not wish to go."
Foreign Secretary calls for ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon
The Government has urged a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, as the death toll from Israeli strikes targeting the terrorist group Hezbollah rose to nearly 500 people.
Thousands of people have been fleeing southern Lebanon since the attacks from Israel began on Monday, according to Associated Press.
Full report by Harry Taylor:
Foreign Secretary calls for ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon as nearly 500 dead
Lebanese health ministry says death toll stands at 492 people as Labour minister calls for everybody in the Middle East to be able to live in peace.
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