It comes in the hours after the israeli military carried out what it called extensive strikes on hezbollah targets in southern lebanon. Israeli aircraft destroyed thousands of hezbollah rocket launch barrels in southern lebanon, according to israeli officials. Also tonight, the us state department is urging american citizens to leave lebanon, with fears growing of an all out war. Meanwhile, the death toll from israel s strike on a densely populated area of southern beirut on friday has risen to 37. Hezbollah says 16 of its members were killed in the attack, including senior military commander ibrahim aqil. He was wanted by the us government for years and was designated a global terrorist for his involvement in the 1983 bombing of the us embassy in beirut. Friday s bombing also killed civilians, including three children, with more feared trapped in the rubble. Our middle east correspondent orla guerin reports from the scene in beirut. A beirut suburb turned into a battlefield. They are
Hezbollah said on telegram it hezbollah said on telegram it had targeted israel s ramat david airbase, 20 km south of the city of haifa. Air raid sirens were also triggered in several areas of northern isarel, including near haifa, according to israel. These pictures show part of an intercepted rocket launched from lebanon that fell in nazareth in israel in the early hours of sunday. It comes in the hours after the israeli military carried out what it called extensive strikes on hezbollah targets in southern lebanon. Israeli aircraft destroyed thousands of hezbollah rocket launch barrels in southern lebanon, according to israeli officials. Also tonight, the us state department is urging american he was wanted by the us government for years and was designated a global terrorist for his involvement in the 1983 bombing of the us embassy in beirut. Friday s bombing also killed civilians, including three children, with more feared trapped in the rubble. Our middle east correspondent orla gu
Im lucy grey. The un human RIghts ChIef has told the SecurIty CouncIl that the targetIng of thousands of people In lebanon wIth ExplodIng Pagers and WalkIe TalkIes wIdely consIdered to have been carrIed out by Israel was a vIolatIon of InternatIonal Law. Volker turk saId he was appalled by the breadth and Impact of the attacks whIch left at least 37 dead and thousands Injured. These attacks represent a new kInd of warfare where CommunIcatIon Tools become weapons, explodIng sImultaneously In Market Squares and Street Corners and at home as daIly lIfe unfolds. AuthorItIes have reportedly dIsmantled unexploded devIces In unIversItIes, banks and hospItals. ThIs has unleashed wIdespread fear, PanIc And Horror among people In lebanon. The SecurIty CouncIl meetIng came after the mIlItant Group Hezbollah confIrmed one of Its top leaders, IbrahIm aqIl, has been kIlled In BeIrut. Israel saId It was a targetted strIke. Lebanon says 12 people were kIlled. Todays strIke came amId the latest Cross B
The Israeli Military says its carrying out more strikes on his Brother Targets in lebanon. The Israeli Military says its carrying out more strikes on hezbollah targets in lebanon. These are live pictures from the region. In separate statements, the iran backed group says it fired a salvo of Katyusha Rockets at two israeli barracks. Reuters video shows rockets coming from Southern Lebanon being intercepted by the Israeli Military. News agency correspondents are reporting heavy israeli strikes in several areas of Southern Lebanon. At least 31 people were killed in an israeli Air Strike On Beirut on friday. Israel said it was targeting a top Hezbollah Military Commander who also died during the attack. It says it killed, in their words, 16 terrorists. Hezbollah, which is designated as a Terrorist Organisation says many of those killed included women and children. As morning broke, the destruction became clear. An israeli Air Strike hitting daraya, Hezbollahs Heartland in southern beirut,
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