2024-09-27 18:15:08
An Israeli attack on Beirut’s southern suburbs on Friday killed two people and wounded 76 others, according to a preliminary death toll released by the Lebanese Health Ministry.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that Israel’s successive attacks on Haret Hreik in the southern suburbs of Beirut initially killed two people and injured 76 people, 15 of whom were sent to the hospital.
The ministry expects the number of casualties to rise as debris continues to be cleared.
Israel has launched a series of attacks on Beirut’s southern suburbs, allegedly targeting Hezbollah’s central headquarters, the most violent since the July 2006 war, while Israeli television reported the attacks targeted the Iranian-backed Hezbollah secretary-general. .
A source close to Hezbollah quickly confirmed to AFP that Nasrallah was “fine”.
According to sources close to the party, the Israeli attack on the densely populated western suburbs of Beirut completely destroyed six buildings.
Israeli army spokesman Daniel Hagari said in a televised statement that the army “carried out a precision strike on the central headquarters of the Hezbollah terrorist group in the suburbs.”
According to Hagari, the headquarters is “located downstairs in a residential building in the heart of a suburb of Beirut.”
Several Israeli television channels reported late on Friday that Nasrallah was the target of the attack, while the Israeli army said in a call with AFP that “we have no comment on this matter”.
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