In a decision with unpredictable consequences, the Israeli army tried this Friday to assassinate Hezbollah’s top leader, Hasan Nasrallah, by launching bombs weighing up to one ton at residential buildings, according to Israeli media. Around 6:00 p.m. local time (5:00 p.m. Spanish peninsular time), F-35 planes launched at least eight projectiles, which left four buildings in rubble in Dahiye, the Hezbollah stronghold south of Beirut, just after the belligerent speech of the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, before the United Nations General Assembly. A large cloud of smoke then rose over the suburbs of the capital and, a few minutes later, the Israeli Armed Forces acknowledged an attack on “the main headquarters” of Hezbollah, which was “located under residential buildings” in Dahiye. The official Iranian agency, Tasnim, assures that Nasrallah is safe. The militia has not yet commented on the matter.
At least four buildings have been reduced to rubble and the first injured are arriving at hospitals. The images show a large crater and buildings completely collapsed or tilted due to the power of the explosion. It is the most violent bombing in Beirut in a year of clashes with the Lebanese Shiite party-militia, with bombs to break through bunkers, according to Israeli public television.
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According to Israeli public television, Israel informed its American allies of the operation minutes before, but the Pentagon has denied it. “The United States has not been involved in this operation and has not been previously warned,” said its spokeswoman, Sabrina Singh.
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Shortly before, in his speech at the UN, Netanyahu assured that he will not stop until he defeats the Lebanese militia, which he included in an axis of the “curse”, led by Iran, opposed to that of “the blessing” (in which Israel), as they are called on the maps that he has shown from the stand.
“A future of hope versus a future of despair […] “As long as Hezbollah chooses war, Israel will not stop. “We are going to win this battle because we have no other option, we are fighting for our survival,” said Netanyahu, after five days of bombings that have left more than 600 bodies, in a daily rate of deaths similar to that suffered by Gaza every day since October. 2023, and a massive population displacement.
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