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The Israeli military has said it had carried out a fresh airstrike in Beirut targeting senior Hezbollah leader Ali Karaki, the head of the southern front.
A security source told Reuters an Israeli strike hit Beirut’s southern suburbs on Monday evening, but said it was not immediately clear what type of strike was used or what was hit. Karaki’s condition is unknown.
It came as at least 356 people have been killed and more than 1,024 wounded, including 39 women and 21 children, in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon.
The Israeli military said it struck 300 targets in southern and northeastern Lebanon as it steps up pressure against the Hezbollah militant group. It is the deadliest barrage since the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war.
Meanwhile, Lebanon’s Hezbollah said it launched dozens of rockets at several Israeli military posts in retaliation for the attacks on Southern Lebanon.
Key Points
- Netanyahu compells people of Lebanon to leave homes in video warning
- Israeli military says it has conducted strike on Lebanon capital Beirut
- Footage shows moment of Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon
- UN envoy says the region is on the brink of 'catastrophe'
- Israel denies involvement with pager attack
Iran's President accuses Israel of seeking wider Mideast war and laying 'traps' to lead Iran into it
Iran’s president has accused Israel of seeking a wider war in the Middle East and laying “traps” to lead his country into a wider conflict.
Masoud Pezeshkian told about two dozen media representatives that Iran doesn’t want to see the current war in Gaza and airstrikes across the Israeli-Lebanon border expanded.
He said while Israel insists it doesn’t want a wider war, it is taking actions that show otherwise.
Mr Pezeshkian pointed to the deadly explosions of pagers, walkie-talkies and other electronic devices in Lebanon last week, which he blamed on Israel, and the assassination of Hamas’ political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on the eve of his inauguration.
Jabed Ahmed23 September 2024 19:30 1727115898Lebanon strikes as journalist speaks on live TV
Barney Davis23 September 2024 19:24 1727115684Breaking: Death toll from Lebanon strikes reaches 356
The death toll from Israeli strikes on Lebanon has reached 356, with 1,246 others injured since Monday morning, a statement from Lebanon’s health ministry said.
The statement added that 24 children and 42 women were among the dead.
Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said Israel’s air strike destroyed tens of thousands of Hezbollah rockets
Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant claims Israel’s airstrikes destroyed tens of thousands of Hezbollah rockets, adding to the most difficult week for the Iranian-backed movement since its creation.
“Today is a significant peak. On this day we have taken out of order tens of thousands of rockets and precise munition. What Hezbollah has built over a period of 20 years since the second Lebanon War, is in fact being destroyed by the IDF,” he said in a statement.
Barney Davis23 September 2024 19:07 1727114338Kamala Harris plans to raise Gaza ceasefire deal in meetings with UAE leader
US Vice President Kamala Harris plans to discuss efforts to secure a Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal in her meeting with the United Arab Emirates president, according to a White House official.
Harris and US President Joe Biden are meeting separately with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the first in what are expected to be a series of foreign leader gatherings during the week of the United Nations General Assembly.
They give Harris an opportunity to demonstrate national security chops at a time the Democratic administration is under increasing pressure to contain strife in the Middle East.
Jabed Ahmed23 September 2024 18:58 1727113855Iranian president warns of ‘irreversible’ consequences of all-out war in the Middle East
Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian, spoke to a group of journalists after his arrival in New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly on Monday.
He said: “We do not wish to be the cause of instability in the Middle East as its consequences would be irreversible”
“We want to live in peace, we don’t want war,” he added. “It is Israel that seeks to create this all-out conflict.”
Pezeshkian, a relatively moderate politician who was elected in July promising a pragmatic foreign policy, accused the international community of silence in the face of what he called “Israel’s genocide” in Gaza.
Pezeshkian’s call to resolve the Middle East conflict through dialogue came on the deadliest day in Lebanon in nearly a year of conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.
“We will defend any group that is defending its rights and itself,” Pezeshkian said, when asked whether Iran will enter the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. He did not elaborate.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres ‘alarmed’ by the escalating violence in Lebanon
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for “de-escalation” of airstrikes across the border with Lebanon urging a diplomatic solution as the threat of wider war looms.
“He expresses great concern for the safety of civilians, both in southern Lebanon and in northern Israel as well as the UN staff there in those areas,” Guterres’ spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told reporters.
“The secretary-general notes the ongoing efforts by the UN special coordinator for Lebanon and the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon to reduce tensions, and he reiterates the urgent need for de-escalation – that all efforts should be devoted to a diplomatic solution.”
It came as at least 274 people have been killed and more than 1,024 wounded, including 39 women and 21 children, in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon.
Barney Davis23 September 2024 18:34 1727112418Full report: Israeli airstrikes kill more than 270 and injure 1,000, Lebanon says – in deadliest day for country since 2006
The Independent’s International Editor Chris Stevenson reports:
Israeli airstrikes against Hezbollah kill 270 and injure 1,000, Lebanon says
The israeli military says it has hit more than 800 targets linked to Hezbollah weapons as conflict escalates
Jabed Ahmed23 September 2024 18:26 1727111541US sending additional troops to Middle East
The US is sending more troops to the Middle East during a sharp spike in violence between Israel and Hezbollah forces in Lebanon that has raised the risk of a greater regional war, the Pentagon has said.
Pentagon press secretary Major General Pat Ryder would provide no details on how many additional forces or what they would be tasked to do as the announcement came on Monday.
The US currently has about 40,000 troops in the region.
The new deployments come after significant strikes by Israeli forces against targets inside Lebanon that have killed hundreds and as Israel is preparing to conduct further operations.
Barney Davis23 September 2024 18:12 1727111117
Iran accuses Israel of looking for wider war in Middle East
Iran’s president has accused Israel of seeking a wider war in the Middle East and laying “traps” to lead his country into a wider conflict.
Masoud Pezeshkian told about two dozen media representatives that Iran does not want to see the current war in Gaza and airstrikes across the Israeli-Lebanon border expanded.
He said while Israel insists it does not want a wider war, it is taking actions that show otherwise.
Mr Pezeshkian pointed to the deadly explosions of pagers, walkie-talkies and other electronic devices in Lebanon last week, which he blamed on Israel, as well as the assassination of Hamas’ political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on the eve of his inauguration.
“They are dragging us to a point where we do not wish to go,” the Iranian leader said of Israel.
“There is no winner in warfare. We are only fooling ourselves if we believe that.”
Asked when Iran will respond to the killing of Haniyeh, he replied: “We will give our answer in an appropriate time and place.”
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