The Israeli government made the announcement on Sunday that more than 20 more members of the Lebanese armed party were killed as a result of the airstrike that was responsible for the death of Hezbollah innovator Hassan Nasrallah earlier this week.
” More than 20 different terrorists of varying rates, who were present at the underground office in Beirut located beneath human houses, and were managing Hezbollah’s criminal operations against the state of Israel, were likewise eliminated”, the government said, providing a listing of some of the people.
Here are the latest developments from the Israel-Hezbollah issue:
Previous Hezbollah leader Nasrallah’s physique recovered’ undamaged’
An Israeli airstrike on the southern cities of Beirut resulted in the discovery of the bones of Hezbollah head Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah. His body was recovered alive, according to Reuters news organization.
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah’s death was confirmed by the Israeli army on Friday, according to the Jewish military’s statement to Hezbollah inside Lebanon.
The sources claimed that Nasrallah’s figure showed no signs of immediate wounds, even though Hezbollah’s declaration on Saturday that confirmed his death did not specify how exactly he was killed and when his funeral may be. They asserted that harsh pain, which was the result of the explosion’s force, was the most probable cause of death.
Hezbollah said in a speech on Saturday that Nasrallah “has joined his brother martyrs.” The Holy War, which was waged by Hezbollah, would be continued “in aid of Palestine and against the enemy.”
The attack apparently involved around 85 “bunker-buster” weapons, designed to penetrate serious underwater before exploding. Bunker Buster weapons, also known as ground insertion munitions, are heavy weaponry ranging from 2, 000 to 4, 000 lbs. These weapons are made to pierce reinforced concrete buildings or deep into the earth.
Due to the high chance of human casualties, the use of Bunker Buster weapons in areas with high population density is prohibited by the Geneva Convention.
Israel’s ‘ accurate’ hit
Nasrallah, who has led Hezbollah for more than three decades, is the most substantial target that Israel has ever removed from its list of targets following the recent increase of hostilities with the group. Hezbollah’s command was convening at their offices in Dahiyeh, which is located in the southern portion of Beirut, according to the Jewish military, which carried out a specific airstrike on Friday.
The Beirut cuts, which leveled six apartment buildings, resulted in the deaths of six people and 91 injuries, according to the Lebanonese health department.
Nasrallah was kept track of by Israel for decades.
Three Jewish officials, according to the New York Times, claimed that Israel had been aware of Nasrallah’s area for months prior to starting the deadly strike. The US was recently informed of the strike’s selection. Jerusalem feared that the opportunity to get rid of him had come to an end.
Hashem Safieddine, a comparative of Nasrallah and a possible future president, was no present at the basement in Beirut that was targeted, according to three leaders.
According to high-ranking Israeli Air Force officials, the operation was smoothly carried out, without any errors or hostile fireplace directed at their plane, as they reported on Saturday.
” Anything we planned was executed accurately, with no errors, both in cleverness, the preparing, with the flights, and the procedure itself. All went smooth”, said the dominant commander of the Israeli Air Force’s 69th fleet while speaking to reporters.
US backs Israel
US President Joe Biden referred to the Jewish attack that killed Hassan Nasrallah, as a “measure of righteousness” for his decades-long campaign of despair.
The president made it clear that the procedure against Nasrallah took place in the larger context of the fight that Hamas had started by killing Israelis on October 7, 2023. Biden said,” Nasrallah, the next day, made the unfortunate decision to join hands with Hamas and opened what he called a’ north before’ against Israel”.
Iran calling for UNSC meet
Iran’s UN adviser Amir Saeid Iravani demanded an urgent meeting of the agency’s 15 people to explore Israel’s subsequent actions in Lebanon and the surrounding area, particularly in light of the Israeli-forces dying of Hezbollah head Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah.
The embassy continued,” The Islamic Republic of Iran highly warns against any attack on its political buildings and staff in violation of the fundamental principle of the sanctity of political and diplomatic facilities and reiterates that it will not tolerate any repetition of such aggression.”
Iravani also emphasized Iran’s commitment to taking all necessary steps to safeguard its most important national and international security interests. He declared in his letter that” Iran will not hesitate to use its inherent rights under international law to defend its vital national and security interests.”
Israel vows to keep up attacks on Hezbollah
Following the assassination of Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the organization, who was supported by Iran, Israel announced on Sunday that it was conducting new air strikes against numerous Hezbollah targets in Lebanon.
The Israeli military claimed that it had “attacked dozens of terrorist targets in the territory of Lebanon in the last few hours,” with an emphasis on Hezbollah-owned facilities and military infrastructure.
Since Saturday, the Israeli military has claimed to have struck hundreds of Hezbollah targets across Lebanon, with the aim of crippling the organization’s military capabilities and infrastructure.
Israel’s chief of staff, Lt gen. Herzi Halevi, said that the killing of Nasrallah was” not the end of our toolbox”.