The Israeli military (IDF) claims to have killed the head of Hezbollah’s rocket unit in southern Lebanon and other high-ranking figures in the militia. The IDF writes on Telegram that Israeli fighter jets killed Muhammad Ali Ismail, who heads the rocket unit, and also his assistant Hossein Ahmed Ismail. Furthermore, it is said that they were killed together with several Hezbollah commanders. More attacks Just after midnight on Saturday night, Israeli forces attacked three new targets south of Beirut, in the district of Dahieh, where Hezbollah is based. Ahead of the latest attacks, the Israeli army (IDF) asked residents of Dahie to evacuate immediately, because they intended to hit more targets. Thousands of people fled the district. Many of them have made it to the center of Beirut. There they have set up camp in open parking lots. They tell news that they feel safer there than in South Beirut. Photo: Yama Wolasmal / news The latest attacks on the night of Saturday come after the attack that came on Friday afternoon, which is described as the biggest and worst attack on Beirut from the Israeli side since 2006. The Israeli military (IDF) stated on Saturday that they attacked several Hezbollah targets in the Tire area of southern Lebanon. Israel says the target of Friday night’s attack is weapons belonging to Hezbollah. Israel’s military writes on X that the weapons being attacked are stored under civilian buildings. news’s correspondent Yama Wolasmal was right in the vicinity of the explosions Rejects allegations of weapons caches Hezbollah denies in a statement that there are weapons or weapons caches in the buildings that have been attacked. – There is no truth in the false Zionist enemy’s claims about weapons or weapons storage in civilian buildings that they purposefully bombed a short time ago, says a message from Hezbollah, reports the AFP news agency. Most of the inhabitants of South Beirut are Shiites, and Hezbollah enjoys a large following among them. Facts about Hezbollah In 1982, Shia Muslim militants came together and created the group Hezbollah. The aim was to fight against Israel’s invasion and occupation of southern Lebanon. The group currently consists of a political and a military branch. It is mostly based in southern Lebanon and is currently led by leader Hassan Nasrallah. Ideologically, they are on the same political line as Iran, and are also supported by Iran. In July 2006, armed conflict broke out again between Hezbollah and Israel. The fighting lasted one month. The Hezbollah militia is now militarily stronger than the Lebanese National Security Forces. On 22 July 2013, the military part of the organization was put on the EU’s terrorist list. Hezbollah is allied with Iran and Hamas, the Palestinian group that rules the Gaza Strip and is at war with Israel. Hezbollah began new attacks against Israel after Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023. Since then, Israel and Hamas have attacked each other a number of times. In July, a rocket hits a soccer field in the Golan Heights, which is controlled by Israel. Shortly afterwards, Israel carries out an airstrike against Beirut which kills Hezbollah leader Fouad Shukur. The following day, Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh is killed in an attack in Iran’s capital, Tehran. Hezbollah, Hamas and Iran promise revenge against Israel. In August, Israel and Hezbollah carry out a major attack against each other. Source: NTB, Store norske lexikon Supposed to have been aimed at Hezbollah leader Israel claims Friday’s first attack, which leveled six apartment blocks in the Dahieh area, was aimed at the Hezbollah militia’s military headquarters. According to Lebanon’s Ministry of Health, at least six people were killed and 91 injured in the attack. The number is expected to rise significantly as aid workers go through the ruins. Israel’s military spokesman Daniel Hagari describes the attack as “very precise” and adds that Israel will not allow the civilian airport in Beirut to be used for military purposes. Smoke rises from Israeli airstrikes in Beirut’s southern suburbs, Lebanon, Saturday, September 28, 2024 Photo: Hassan Ammar / AP/NTB The US says it was not informed A number of sources have stated that Hezbollah’s supreme leader Hassan Nasrallah was the real target for the attack. Several media have also been informed that he is alive after the attack, but a source close to Hezbollah tells Reuters that contact with the top management has been cut after Friday’s first attack. To a greater extent than previously, this week Israel has directed attacks directly at Hezbollah’s top leadership. An attempt to liquidate Nasrallah will, regardless of whether it succeeds or not, be a significant escalation. According to the Pentagon, the US was not warned about the attacks in advance. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi claims that American-made bombs have been used in the attacks. He believes that the United States shares responsibility for the attack. – You cannot ignore the US’s complicity in the crime, Araghchi told the UN Security Council on Friday. Published 28.09.2024, at 01.40 Updated 28.09.2024, at 01.41
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