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A hezbollah stronghold. The Israel Defense forces said it targeted locations including Weapons Production facilities and storage sites that, it said, were under civilian housing. Simonjones has the latest. Explosions, screaming. New strikes overnight on Southern Beirut. Israels military said it was targeting buildings storing hezbollah weapons underneath them. Hezbollah denied they were arms depots. Explosions. Earlier, a series of massive explosions. It is thought the target here was the hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. It is unclear whether he was in any of the buildings that were hit. Iran, which backs hezbollah, has called the attack a dangerous, game changing escalation. In the aftermath of the blasts, Bbc Correspondent Hugo bachega on the ground in Southern Beirut faced hostility from angry crowds. This is o ....
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Away. Followed by a night of increased israeli Air Strikes on the Southern Suburbs of beirut. The idf said they believed they had killed the leader of hezbollah and in the last few hours it was confirmed by the group themselves that Hassan Nasrallah a figurehead of the organisation, for more than 30 years had been killed in what was a significant strike by israel using a huge amount of intelligence to identify where he was and to target the building that he was in. This secure building under a civilian area in the Southern Suburbs of beirut. We begin with a Security Report from frank gardner. Heavy artillery fire. A devastating blow inflicted by israel, hitting the heart of hezbollah s Command Centre in beirut. Within hours, the israeli military announced they had eliminated, as they put it, the groups leader. Hassan ....
They can safely seek shelter in they can safely seek shelter in the city. Official saying that nearly 800 people have now been killed in israeli attacks since monday. That monday is that number is expected to rise. The death of the Hezbollah Leader Hassan Nasrallah was first announced by the Israeli Military and was then confirmed on hezbollah s Tv Channel in Lebanon Al Manar heres the presenter announcing the news. Translation we congratulate his eminence the Secretary General of hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah. May god have mercy on him for receiving the highest divine honour. The honour of imam hussein, peace be upon him. In achieving the highest level of faith and pure worship. A martyr on the Path Ofjerusalem and palestine. In the coming hour well be assessing what impact the killing could have on the situation here a ....
Hassan nasrallah had been Secretary General of hezbollah for 32 years, overseeing its growth into the worlds most heavily armed non state army. He was born in lebanon in 1960, growing up in beirut s eastern bourj hammoud district. He took over the leadership in 1992 when his predecessor was assassinated by israel. To thousands, maybe millions of Shia Muslims in lebanon and beyond, he was a hero. To israel, he was a wanted terrorist. Armed with up to the minute intelligence, the israeli Air Force targeted the underground bunker where hezbollah s leadership was meeting. This is both a major escalation and a challenge to iran. Translation this is not | the limit of our capabilities. We must be very ....