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US President Joe Biden has ordered the Pentagon to adjust the military in the Middle East after Israel launched a wave of airstrikes in southern Lebanon.
The White House said in a statement: “He has directed the Pentagon to assess and adjust as necessary US force posture in the region to enhance deterrence, ensure force protection, and support the full range of US objectives.”
The Israeli Defence Force said it has launched strikes on targets in Tyre in southern Lebanon and Dahieh in Beirut.
Israeli spokesperson Daniel Hagari said an earlier strike on Hezbollah’s central command was “very precise”.
Earlier, Hezbollah’s headquarters in Beirut was hit by a series of massive explosions reported to have been targeted at the group’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah.
The airstrikes killed at least six people and wounded 91 in the suburbs, according to Lebanese health authorities.
Israeli sources said Nasrallah was the intended target but a source close to Hezbollah told Reuters he was still alive.
Key Points
- Two dead and 76 wounded in latest Israeli strike on Beirut
- 'Hezbollah leader Nasrallah was target of strike'
- Fresh airstrike on Lebanon as Netanyahu claims Israel ‘yearns for peace'
- Netanyahu says Israel will keep ‘degrading Hezbollah’ until its objectives are met
- Israeli military warns certain buildings in Beirut must be evacuated
Netanyahu warns Iran Israel can strike anywhere
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Netanyahu warns Iran that Israel can strike anywhere as it hits Hezbollah’s Beirut HQ
Bellicose Israeli leader tells UN ‘we are winning’ the battle against Hezbollah ahead of the airstrike – which ‘targeted’ the group’s leader Hassan Nasrallah
Jane Dalton27 September 2024 23:45 1727475446Pictures of latest Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon
Latest from IDF after new strikes in Lebanon
An Israeli Defence Force spokesperson said in a statement: “The IDF is currently conducting targeted strikes on weapons belonging to the Hezbollah terrorist organization that were stored beneath civilian buildings in the area of Dahieh in Beirut.”
Bel Trew27 September 2024 23:13 1727474895Joe Biden has directed the Pentagon to adjust US forces in Middle East after another Israeli strike in Lebanon
President Joe Biden has directed the Pentagon to “assess and adjust as necessary US force posture” in the Middle East, the White House said after Israeli strikes in Beirut.
“He has directed the Pentagon to assess and adjust as necessary U.S. force posture in the region to enhance deterrence, ensure force protection, and support the full range of U.S. objectives,” the White House said in a statement.
Israel said they had targeted the Lebanese Hezbollah militant group in fresh strikes across southern Lebanon.
Barney Davis27 September 2024 23:08 1727474678Israeli military says it has unleashed more strikes on southern Beirut
The Israeli military said Friday it was striking in southern Beirut, in a statement released by the military.
Barney Davis27 September 2024 23:04 1727472729Beirut attacks targeted terrorists, says Israeli UN ambassador
Israel’s attack on southern Beirut that caused huge explosions targeted a “meeting of bad people” planning more attacks on Israel, the country’s UN ambassador Danny Danon has said.
“When I said this was a meeting of bad actors, Nasrallah is a bad actor. He’s a terrorist. He has the blood on his hands for many Americans, thousands of Israelis, so I think he should be punished for that. I cannot confirm now whether he was at that meeting or not, but when I speak about bad actors, he’s one of them,” Mr Danon said.
Lebanon’s health ministry said there were two dead and 76 wounded from the Israeli strikes, describing it as a preliminary toll.
Jane Dalton27 September 2024 22:32 1727472511Top Hezbollah leaders ‘unreachable'
Hezbollah’s senior leadership was unreachable following Israel’s strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs on Friday evening, a source close to the Lebanese armed group told Reuters.
Hours after the strikes, Hezbollah had not made a statement on the fate of its head, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah.
Jane Dalton27 September 2024 22:28 1727471536We will strike at Hezbollah in Beirut again so get out, Israel warns residents
Israeli military chiefs have warned they will strike Hezbollah “assets” in southern Beirut in the coming hours.
The army warned residents in certain neighbourhoods to get out of three buildings it says Hezbollah uses to hide weapons.
Spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said In a televised address that residents should evacuate “as soon as possible” because Israel was about to strike them and that the buildings could collapse from secondary explosions.
Israel hopes not to have to invade Lebanon, official says
Israel hopes it will not have to proceed with a ground invasion against Hezbollah in Lebanon, a senior Israeli official has said after Israel attacked the group’s central headquarters in Beirut’s southern suburbs.
The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told reporters it was too early to say whether the attack hit Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah.
Jane Dalton27 September 2024 21:44 1727468915Israeli army warns occupants of Beirut areas to flee
The Israeli military has called for an immediate evacuation of certain buildings in Beirut’s southern suburbs for the first time, according to an army spokesperson.
Avichay Adraee posted a message on social media to residents of particular buildings, saying: “You are located near Hezbollah interests and for your safety and the safety of your loved ones, you are obliged to evacuate the buildings immediately and move away from them at a distance of no less than 500 metres.”
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