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Iran has warned it will not back down from Israel after the Jewish state reportedly targeted the successor of Tehran-backed Hezbollah’s leader Nasrallah Hassan in Lebanon.
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said his country, and his regional proxies across the Middle East, would carry on fighting Israel as tensions escalate across the region.
“The brilliant action of our armed forces a couple of nights ago was completely legal and legitimate”, Khamenei said of a massive missile barrage which saw over 100 rockets launched at Israel earlier in the week.
It comes after Beirut was rocked by huge explosions amid reports senior Hezbollah official Hashem Safieddine, regarded as the militia’s next leader, was targeted in Israeli strikes.
Civilians were fleeing the series of massive blasts in Beirut’s southern suburbs on Thursday night, with state media reporting there were more than 10 consecutive airstrikes.
Iran’s “axis of resistance” comprises a group of violent proxies across Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Lebanon and Palestine, coordinated by Iran’s Quds Force, the foreign arm of the IRGC.
The Quds Force’s aim is to export Iran’s 1979 Islamic revolution abroad and is opposed to any US or Israeli influence in the Middle East.
Key Points
- Iran says it will not back down from Israel
- Senior Hezbollah official Hashem Safieddine targeted in Israeli strikes - report
- 18 killed in Israel’s deadliest attack on West Bank in decades
- Biden says he doesn’t believe there will be an ‘all-out war’
- Israeli strike hits ‘outside perimeter of Beirut airport'
'Time to leave', Starmer tells Britons in Lebanon
British prime minister Sir Keir Starmer has once again called for any British nationals in Lebanon to leave the country.
More than 150 Britons left Beirut on the first government-chartered flight on Wednesday, with another plane landing in Birmingham yesterday.
It’s not clear how long Beirut’s airport can remain open, with some Israeli strikes yesterday hitting nearby areas, according to witnesses.
“I repeat importantly to UK nationals in Lebanon that now is the time to leave, now is the time to take up that evacuation plan,” Sir Keir said.
“That is a really important message to everybody listening who may be in that position. Now is the time to leave, we have got the plans in place. So, please come forward and we can make sure that they are evacuated.”
Alexander Butler4 October 2024 12:45 1728041451How close are we to all-out war across the Middle East?
How close are we to all-out war across the Middle East?
Israel could strike Iran’s nuclear research centres in retalition for Tehran’s mass missile attack over Israel
Alexander Butler4 October 2024 12:30 1728040551Analysis: It’s clear we are already in a Middle East war – one that will be difficult to stop
It’s clear we are already in a Middle East war – one that will be difficult to stop
World leaders, UN officials and experts all agree that only the most determined diplomatic efforts, only a multilateral ceasefire, can be the parachute to slow this nightmare down, writes Bel Trew
Alexander Butler4 October 2024 12:15 1728039651UK reveals £10m funding support for Lebanon as thousands are displaced
“Vital” humanitarian aid is on its way to Lebanon, the UK government has announced, with £10m in funds being sent to support the growing number of people displaced in the country.
More than 1.2 million Lebanese have been displaced by Israeli attacks, according to authorities in the country, while nearly 2,000 are reported to have been killed over the past year - most in the past two weeks.
The announcement comes as the UK continues to urge all British nationals to leave Lebanon, with another plane landing in Birmingham carrying more than 150 people from Beirut yesterday.
Alexander Butler4 October 2024 12:00 1728037851Nasrallah ‘temporarily buried in secret location’
Hezbollah’s former leader Hassan Nasrallah has been buried in a secret location amid fears Israel would target a public funeral, sources said.
Nasrallah was killed on September 27 in Israeli airstrikes which targeted the Hezbollah headquarters in south Beirut.
“Hassan Nasrallah has been temporarily buried, until the circumstances allow for a public funeral,” the source said.
The source said a public funeral had been impossible to hold “for fear of Israeli threats they would target mourners and the place of his burial”.
Israel blocks Lebanon's main crossing to Syria
Israeli strikes sealed off Lebanon’s main border crossing with Syria early on Friday, hours after an intense Israeli attack on Beirut’s southern suburbs that is thought to have targeted the heir apparent to Hezbollah’s slain secretary general.
The strikes added to fears inside Lebanon that Israel’s targeting of Iran-backed Lebanese Hezbollah militants will bring an all-out conflict, with Israel also poised to respond to Tuesday’s Iranian missile barrage on its territory.
Alexander Butler4 October 2024 11:15 1728035490Iran says it will not back down from Israel
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned that Tehran and its regional proxies will not back down from Israel.
It came just hours after an Israeli attack on Beirut that is thought to have targeted the successor apparent to Iran-backed Hezbollah’s slain secretary general Hassan Nasrallah.
“The brilliant action of our armed forces a couple of nights ago was completely legal and legitimate”, Khamenei said.
Iran’s “axis of resistance” comprises a group of violent proxies across Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Lebanon and Palestine, coordinated by Iran’s Quds Force, the foreign arm of the IRGC.
The Quds Force’s aim is to export Iran’s 1979 Islamic revolution abroad. The US assassinated the former head of the Quds Force, Qassem Solemaini, in January 2020.
Alexander Butler4 October 2024 10:51 1728034775Iran says 7 October attack was ‘legitimate'
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Hamas’s 7 October attack which killed 1,200 Israelis was legitimate.
Khamenei said the barbaric attack was the “minimum punishment” for Israel against their “astonishing crimes” on Friday.
He also called Israel a “vampire” regime, and its chief ally, the United States, a “rabid dog”.
Israel blocks Lebanon's main crossing to Syria
Israeli strikes sealed off Lebanon’s main border crossing with Syria early on Friday, hours after an intense Israeli attack on Beirut’s southern suburbs that is thought to have targeted the heir apparent to Hezbollah’s slain secretary general.
The strikes added to fears inside Lebanon that Israel’s targeting of Iran-backed Lebanese Hezbollah militants will bring an all-out conflict, with Israel also poised to respond to Tuesday’s Iranian missile barrage on its territory.
Alexander Butler4 October 2024 10:15 1728032457Mapped: Israel ordered civilians to take cover in bomb shelters as Iran launches missiles
Israel ordered civilians to take cover in bomb shelters as Iran launches missiles
Pictures show families taking shelter under vehicles and under bridges
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