An Israeli airstrike in Beirut suburb reportedly took out Hezbollah headquarters in Lebanon.

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Israel ups Lebanon strikes, destroys Hezbollah headquarters near Beirut

Sep 27, 2024

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By Ryan Robertson (Anchor), Evan Hummel (Producer)

The Israeli military announced it launched a “precision strike” on the central headquarters of Hezbollah, just south of Beirut, Lebanon, on Friday, Sept. 27. Israeli forces said that they took out several residential buildings near the Lebanese capital and the headquarters was underneath them.

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The airstrikes came on the heels of a speech from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday at the United Nations General Assembly. Netanyahu defended his government’s handling of the wars against Hezbollah and Hamas and vowed to keep fighting despite calls for a cease-fire.

The U.S. State Department said that it was not given advance notice of the strike on Hezbollah headquarters.

Netanyahu will reportedly return tonight from New York back to Israel, his office revealed in a statement. It is apparently very uncommon for Netanyahu to travel on state flights during the Jewish Sabbath, which could reportedly indicate the urgency of the situation following the reported strike against the militant group.

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Lebanon’s state-run news agency reported that multiple teams from the Lebanese Red Cross rushed to the scene of the strike. There is no immediate word on casualties. However, shortly before the explosion rocked the neighborhood, thousands were reportedly in a Beirut suburb for a funeral for three Hezbollah members, including a senior commander, killed in earlier Israel strikes.

More than 700 people have reportedly been killed in Lebanon this week amid escalating Israel airstrikes. Israel said that it is targeting Hezbollah’s military operations and senior Hezbollah commanders.

Tags: Beirut, Benjamin Netanyahu, Hamas, hezbollah, Israel, Israel Defense Forces, Lebanon, State Department

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HEZBOLLAH’S CENTRAL HEADQUARTERS IN LEBANON IS NOW A PILE OF ASH AND RUBBLE, AFTER AN ISRAELI AIRSTRIKE ON FRIDAY TOOK OUT THE BUILDING IN A BEIRUT SUBURB

THE AIRSTRIKE ALSO LEVELED AT LEAST SIX BUILDINGS. IT’S BEING CALLED THE BIGGEST BLAST IN THE REGION IN THE PAST YEAR…AND CONSIDERING THE ONGOING CONFLICT THERE–THAT’S SAYING SOMETHING.

LEBANON’S STATE-RUN NEWS SAYS MULTIPLE RESCUE TEAMS WERE SENT TO SORT THROUGH WHAT REMAINED OF THE BUILDING AND TO LOOK FOR SURVIVORS.

AS OF PUBLISH TIME, THERE WAS NO IMMEDIATE WORD ON CASUALTIES. THERE WERE SOME INITIAL REPORTS HEZBOLLAH’S LEADER, HASSAN NASRALLAH WAS KILLED IN THE STRIKE–BUT HEZBOLLAH SAYS THAT’S ISRAELI PROPAGANDA AND THAT THE TERRORIST LEADER IS IN A SECURE LOCATION.

SHORTLY BEFORE THE EXPLOSION, THOUSANDS WERE GATHERED IN THE BEIRUT SUBURB FOR THE FUNERAL OF THREE HEZBOLLAH MEMBERS, INCLUDING A SENIOR COMMANDER.

THE AIRSTRIKES CAME ON THE HEELS OF ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER’S BENJAMIN NETANYAHU’S FIERY SPEECH AT THE U-N GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN NEW YORK.

WHERE HE VOWED TO CONTINUE FIGHTING HEZBOLLAH IN LEBANON AND HAMAS IN GAZA EVEN AFTER INTERNATIONAL CALLS FOR A CEASEFIRE.

NETANYAHU IS SLATED TO RETURN FRIDAY NIGHT TO ISRAEL FROM NEW YORK.

IT’S RARE FOR HIM TO TRAVEL ON THE JEWISH SABBATH— MARKING THE URGENCY OF THE SITUATION FOR HIM BACK HOME.

THE U-S STATE DEPARTMENT SAID IT WAS NOT TOLD OF ISRAEL’S PLANS TO STRIKE HEZBOLLAH’S HEADQUARTERS.

MORE THAN 700 PEOPLE IN LEBANON HAVE BEEN KILLED THIS WEEK ALONE AS HEZBOLLAH AND ISRAELI FORCES CONTINUE TO FIGHT

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Israel ups Lebanon strikes, destroys Hezbollah headquarters near Beirut

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