Tel Aviv [Israel], October 9 (ANI): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed that the country’s forces have successfully targeted and eliminated potential successors to Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed during precision strikes on the Lebanese capital on Beirut by Isreali Defence Forces.
In a video message released on Tuesday (local time), Netanyahu said, “We’ve degraded Hezbollah’s capabilities. We took out thousands of terrorists, including Nasrallah himself and Nasrallah’s replacement, and the replacement of the replacement.”
Addressing the people of Lebanon, Netanyahu urged them “to reclaim their country from the grip” of Hezbollah. “Lebanon was once known for its tolerance, for its beauty. Today, it’s a place of chaos, a place of war,” he stated.
Netanyahu attributed Lebanon’s downfall to “a gang of tyrants and terrorists” and specifically highlighted Iran’s assistance Hezbollah.
“Iran finances and arms Hezbollah to serve Iran’s interests at Lebanon’s expense. Hezbollah has turned Lebanon into a stockpile of ammunition and weapons and a forward Iranian military base. Just one day after the October 7 massacre a year ago, Hezbollah joined the war against Israel. It launched an unprovoked attack on our cities and on our citizens. It has since fired over 8,000 missiles at Israel killing civilians without distinctions, Jews, Christians, Muslims and Druze.”
“Israel has decided to put an end to this. We’ve decided to do whatever is necessary to return our people safely to their homes. Israel has a right to defend itself. Israel also has a right to win. And Israel will win,” he added.
Further, the Israeli Prime Minister emphasised that the Lebanese people stand at a critical crossroad. “Today, Hezbollah is weaker than it’s been for many, many years. Now you, the Lebanese people, you stand at a significant crossroads. It is your choice. You can now take back your country. You can return it to a path of peace and prosperity. If you don’t, Hezbollah will continue to try to fight Israel from densely populated areas at your expense. It doesn’t care if Lebanon is dragged into a wider war,” he urged.
Netanyahu questioned the value of continued conflict, asking Lebanese parents, “Is it worth it?” He emphasised the potential for a better future, restoring Lebanon to its former tranquillity.
“You deserve a Lebanon that is different. One country, one flag, one people. Don’t let these terrorists destroy your future any more than they’ve already done. Stand up and take your country back,” Netanyahu said.
He concluded by encouraging the Lebanese people to seize the opportunity “to secure their children’s future and to free their country” from Hezbollah’s control.
Last year, on October 7 Hamas launched a massive terror attack against Israel killing over 1200 people and holding over 250 as hostages, out of whom around 100 are still in captivity.
In response, Israel launched a strong counter-offensive, targeting Hamas units in the Gaza Strip. However, the mounting civilian toll has raised concerns over the humanitarian situation in the region. More than 35,000 Palestinians have been killed in the conflict, according to the Gaza health ministry. (ANI)
50 Hezbollah terrorists including six senior figures eliminated in airstrikes
The IDF (Israel Defense Forces) reported that at least 50 Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon were eliminated, including 6 senior commanders from its Southern Front and Radwan Force, as a result of the “extensive air strikes” against a series of underground Hezbollah headquarters in southern Lebanon carried out on Monday.
At least 50 Hezbollah terrorists were killed in the attacks, including Ahmed Hassan Nazal, who was in charge of offensive operations from the area of Bint Jbeil. Hasin Talal Kamal, who was in charge of the Ghajar sector. Musa Diav Barakat, who was also responsible for the Ghajar sector. Mahmoud Musa Karniv, head of operations in the Ghajar sector. Ali Ahmed Ismail, who was in charge of the artillery in the Bint Jbeil sector. Abdullah Ali Dakik, who was in charge of the artillery in the Ghajar sector.
For years, Hezbollah’s Southern Front built an extensive array of infrastructure and underground headquarters in southern Lebanon aimed at harming IDF forces during combat and carrying out an attack plan against Galilee settlements, explained the IDF.
Also, according to estimates made over the last day, 50 infrastructures of Hezbollah’s Aziz unit, 30 targets of its Nasser unit and 5 targets of the Badar unit were destroyed in the attacks. In addition, about 10 targets of the Radwan force, its intelligence headquarters and about 30 targets of the medium-range rocket array in southern Lebanon were attacked. (ANI/TPS)
Death toll from Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon up to 2,119 fatalities,10,019 wounds since onset of aggressions
Beirut [Lebanon], October 9 (ANI/WAM): The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced that 36 people have been killed, and 150 others wounded as a result of Israeli attacks on Lebanon in the past 24 hours. This brings the total number of casualties since the beginning of the events to 2,119 dead and 10,019 wounded.
According to a report by the Lebanese National News Agency, Nasser Yassin, the Minister of Environment in the caretaker government of Lebanon and Coordinator of the Government Emergency Committee, stated in the 13th report on the Israeli assaults on Lebanon and the current situation that 137 airstrikes were recorded in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of attacks since the onset of the aggression to 9,400.
He also noted that 990 centres have been opened to accommodate displaced individuals, of which 781 centres have reached their maximum capacity. Additionally, 181,700 displaced persons have been registered in the shelter centres listed in the reports issued by the National Operations Room. (ANI/WAM)
Iran’s Quds Force commander Esmail Qaani ‘untraceable’ after Israel strike on Hezbollah in Lebanon
New Delhi, October 07 (ANI): Amid all-out conflict against Iran-Hezbollah-Hamas-Houthi, Israel has wiped out top commanders of Tehran proxies. With the killing of key commanders of the Iranian proxies, now reports of Iran’s Quds Force commander being ‘untraceable’ surface. Quds Force commander Esmail Qaani is out of contact after the killing of Hezbollah boss Nasrallah, as per Iranian officials. Qaani travelled to Lebanon after the killing of the Hezbollah boss and has not been heard from since the strikes. The officials said that Iran and Hezbollah had not been able to contact Qaani since the strikes. Notably, Safieddine the possible commander of Hezbollah has also been untraceable for past few days. Israel has been hitting multiple targets in Lebanon as it pursues top commanders of the Iran-backed Lebanese group. The intensification of aerial and ground operations in Lebanon came in retaliation to Iran’s Oct 01 attacks