Hezbollah Leader Cannot Be Reached After Israeli Attack In Beirut

Jakarta –

The leader Hizbullah Hassan Nasrallah reportedly could not be contacted after the attack Israel on the southern outskirts of Beirut, the capital Lebanon on Friday evening (27/9) local time.

This was reported by a source close to the Lebanese armed group to Reuters Al ArabiyaSaturday (28/9/2024).

Hours after the attack, Hezbollah had not made a statement on the condition of its leader.

A source close to Hezbollah told Reuters that Nasrallah was still alive.

Iran’s Tasnim news agency also reported that he was safe. A senior Iranian security official told Reuters that Iranian authorities were confirming his condition.

The Lebanese Ministry of Health said that two people were killed and 76 people were injured as a result of the Israeli attack on the suburb of Beirut, describing it as an initial toll.

Iran-backed al-Manar television reported that four buildings were destroyed and several wounded in several attacks, marking a major escalation in Israel’s conflict with heavily armed Hezbollah.

The attack hit Beirut shortly after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to resume Israeli attacks on Iran-backed fighters in Lebanon in a UN speech, as hopes for a ceasefire faded. to prevent an external regional war.

Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati said the attack showed Israel did not care about global calls for a ceasefire Lebanon.

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