According to the New York Times, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei convened a high-level security meeting after Israel launched a massive airstrike in Beirut targeting Hezbollah leaders.
Ayatollah Khamenei was arrested at the top of national security at his compound in Iran after the Israeli military launched a massive airstrike on the southern outskirts of Beirut aimed at eliminating Hezbollah's Hassan Nasrallah, who heads the Iran-backed terrorist group. He is scheduled to meet with members of the council. According to To the New York Times. It was not immediately clear whether Prime Minister Nasrallah was killed in the strike, but reports said at least two people were killed and dozens more injured, with the toll expected to rise.
According to the NYT, Israel reportedly believes that Nasrallah resides in a headquarters complex located in the basement of a building in the Lebanese capital. The large-scale strike appears to have nearly destroyed at least four buildings, and nearby cars were also damaged or destroyed. (Related: Thousands of Hezbollah terrorists were carrying communication devices — Israel allegedly detonated them all by remote control)
if #Nasrallah It would be a miracle if he survived this.
The video shows the scene. #Israel They targeted Nasrullah and destroyed the entire block and basement.
Even outside Beirut, people live in homes miles away. #Lebanonreported that the house shook beneath them… pic.twitter.com/4jeW4IxBsI— Hussein Abdul Hussain (@hahussain) September 27, 2024
“After almost a year of warning the world and telling them that Hezbollah must be stopped, Israel has announced that if there is a terrorist organization on its borders seeking to destroy it, all sovereign nations in the world will We're doing what we would do,” said Major General Israel. Daniel Hagari said in a statement to the NYT. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was speaking at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City about an hour before the explosion that rocked Beirut.
According to the NYT, Friday's attack marks the second time Hezbollah and Israel have begun fighting again along the Jewish state's northern border in Lebanese territory following Hamas's brutal 10/7 terrorist attack that devastated Israel's southern region. It is one of the most powerful and violent attacks ever directed at it.
Israel has stepped up attacks on Hezbollah operatives and infrastructure in recent weeks, over the objections of the Biden-Harris administration. ceasefire On the Northern Front of Israel's ongoing war with various terrorist organizations. Despite Hezbollah responsibility The Biden-Harris administration recently criticized the 1983 bombing of Lebanon that killed hundreds of U.S. soldiers. I decided He announced that he would not share information with Israel, which is trying to eliminate terrorist organizations.
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