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2024-09-27 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
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BREAKING: Major strike on Hezbollah HQ in Beirut; Israel checking if Nasrallah was there at time of strike
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| Hattip Frank G in comments. Updating, so check back. |
IDF says Beirut strike targeted Hezbollah’s main headquarters
[IsraelTimes] IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari says the Israeli Air Force struck Hezbollah’s main headquarters in the Lebanese capital of Beirut a short while ago.
Hagari says the center was built underneath civilian buildings in the Dahiyeh suburb, a known Hezbollah stronghold in Beirut.
The IDF spokesman does not mention whether Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah was a target or was believed to be present at the site.
He says there are no changes to guidelines for Israeli civilians at this time.
Israel has eliminated much of the Hezbollah terror group’s most senior leadership in recent weeks.
Footage published by Lebanese media shows the massive strikes.
Israel checking if Nasrallah was at Hezbollah’s Beirut HQ at time of strike
[IsraelTimes] Israel is checking if Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was at the terror group’s headquarters in Beirut when it was struck by the Israeli Air Force a short while ago, sources tell Israeli media.
The IDF said that it struck Hezbollah’s central headquarters built under civilian buildings in the Dahiyeh suburb of Beirut, but did not say if Nasrallah was the target.
A Lebanese security source told Reuters that Hezbollah’s top officials are usually gathered at the site that was targeted.
Security sources tell Reuters that IDF attack on Beirut was the heaviest in past year
| Israel says, “You don’t want peace, O Nasrallah? Then learn what it means to be at war!” |
[IsraelTimes] Security sources in Lebanon tell Reuters that the Israeli attack targeted an area where top Hezbollah officials are usually based. It was the heaviest attack in Beirut in almost a year of conflict between Hezbollah and Israel.
Hezbollah’s al-Manar television reports that four buildings were destroyed and there were many casualties in the multiple strikes. Footage broadcast by al-Manar TV shows at least one smoldering crater at the site of the attack.
Source close to Hezbollah says Nasrallah ‘fine’; Iran security official: We’re checking his status
[IsraelTimes] Tehran is checking the status of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, a senior Iranian security official tells Reuters. A source close to Hezbollah is quoted by AFP as saying that Nasrallah is “fine.”
UN expresses ‘great alarm’ over IDF attacking on Hezbollah’s HQ in Beirut
Official says Israel gave US an advanced warning minutes before Lebanon strike
[IsraelTimes] The US was told about the impending strike in Beirut a few minutes before it was carried out, an official with knowledge of the details says. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in New York and approved the strike from there.
Security sources tell Reuters that IDF attack on Beirut was the heaviest in past year
[IsraelTimes] Security sources in Lebanon tell Reuters that the Israeli attack targeted an area where top Hezbollah officials are usually based. It was the heaviest attack in Beirut in almost a year of conflict between Hezbollah and Israel.
Hezbollah’s al-Manar television reports that four buildings were destroyed and there were many casualties in the multiple strikes. Footage broadcast by al-Manar TV shows at least one smoldering crater at the site of the attack.
| Legal Insurrection is liveblogging events here. No doubt the Jerusalem Post, Ynet, and Israel National News/Arutz Sheva are as well. |
| 1:34 p.m ET Summary of the situation thus far: |
IDF conducts massive strike on Hezbollah HQ in Beirut; Nasrallah may have been target
[IsraelTimes] Terror leader’s fate unclear; reports of many casualties in multiple strikes that shook Lebanese capital; IDF says plans ready for Lebanon ground op
The Israeli Air Force carried out massive targeted airstrikes in the Lebanese capital of Beirut on Friday evening, with the military saying it had struck Hezbollah’s main headquarters.
The attack shook the Lebanese capital and sent thick clouds of smoke over the city. There were reports of many casualties in the multiple strikes.
Unconfirmed Hebrew media reports said Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was targeted, leading to widespread speculation and conflicting reports as to his fate.
A source close to Hezbollah said the Israeli strikes flattened six buildings. It was the heaviest attack in Beirut in almost a year of conflict between Hezbollah and Israel.
A Lebanese security source told Reuters that Hezbollah’s top officials are usually gathered at the site that was targeted.
Underlining the extraordinary nature of the strike, IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari gave an on-camera statement minutes after the strike. Hagari said the main command center was built underneath civilian buildings in the Dahiyeh suburb, a known Hezbollah stronghold in Beirut.
Leading Israeli television networks reported that Nasrallah was the target of the strikes, and that the attack had involved bombs totaling tens of tons of explosives.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left in the middle of a briefing with Israeli reporters after his speech at the United Nations as news emerged of the strike. Netanyahu’s military secretary whispered something in his ear, before he cut the briefing short and left with his advisors.
The prime minister later announced he would cut short his visit to the United States and would depart for Israel at 3 a.m. (Israel time).
The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah escalated sharply this week, with Israeli airstrikes on the terror group killing more than 700 people in Lebanon. The figure does not distinguish between combatants and civilians. Israel says many of the dead are Hezbollah fighters.
PREPARATIONS FOR GROUND OFFENSIVE
Earlier Friday, the Israeli military said ahead of a potential ground offensive against Hezbollah that it had “great confidence” in the army’s ability to carry out a ground maneuver, following experience gained by troops during the past 11 months of fighting in the Gaza Strip.
The IDF indicated that a ground offensive in Lebanon had been fully planned out, and it was being practiced by troops while the fighting was ongoing on several fronts.
The plans included operations in areas near the border as well as deep within Lebanon, according to the military. Still, the IDF aims for such a ground operation to be as short as possible, officials have said.
The IDF also revealed on Friday that on three separate occasions amid the war it was ready to ramp up its offensive actions against Hezbollah, in an operation now known as Northern Arrows which was launched on Monday with nearly 2,000 munitions dropped by the Israeli Air Force on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon within 24 hours — the most extensive operation carried out by the IAF.
The airstrikes, according to the military, have taken away many of Hezbollah’s rocket, missile, and drone capabilities that it had built up for 20 years, which in turn have now prevented harm to the Israeli home front.
Hezbollah has fired hundreds of rockets at Israel since the fighting escalated, causing several injuries and damage to several towns, but far less extensive than initially anticipated.
The IDF in previous years assessed that Hezbollah would potentially be able to launch thousands of rockets per day at the country during a full-scale war, causing hundreds of casualties. But in the past 11 months of fighting on the northern border, Hezbollah’s capabilities were slowly “peeled” away, according to the military.
In the past 10 days, since diverting its focus to Lebanon, the IDF said that it has made significant achievements, including killing top Hezbollah commanders, eliminating the leadership of the terror group’s elite Radwan Force, and striking thousands of sites where Hezbollah stored arms.
But the IDF stressed on Friday that “there is still more work to be done, and we cannot stop here.”
Following the assassination of the head of Hezbollah’s aerial forces, Mohammed Srur, on Thursday, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi also said the military must continue to strike the terror group.
“We need to continue attacking Hezbollah. We have been waiting for this opportunity for years,” Halevi said following an assessment, in remarks provided by the IDF, hinting that the military was against a ceasefire at this stage.
Once the fighting is over, the IDF said that it would need to enforce any ceasefire agreement with firepower and prevent Hezbollah from re-establishing itself close to Israeli border communities.
Also on Friday, the IDF said it had completed the mobilization of two reserve brigades — the Etzioni and Alon brigades — that were sent to northern Israel to bolster troops there, amid the possibility of a ground offensive. 
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