The Israeli military launched consecutive strikes on Lebanon on Sunday while appearing to expand its confrontation against Iranian-backed proxies in the region by striking dozens of Houthi targets in Yemen. This comes a day after Hezbollah confirmed its longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah had been killed in a dramatic escalation of the conflict roiling the region. Read our blog to see how the day's events unfolded.
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Summary:
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The Israeli military continued to strike Hezbollah targets in Lebanon on Sunday, saying it hit launchers aimed at Israel, a day after it announced the killing of the militant group's longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah. Lebanese stade media said an Israeli airstrike destroyed a home in a village in the northeast, killing at least 11 people.
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Israel launched strikes at Houthi targets in Yemen after the Houthi militants fired missiles at Israel over the past two days. The Israeli military said in a statement that dozens of aircraft, including fighter jets, attacked power plants and a sea port at the Ras Issa and Hodeidah ports.
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The Israeli military says it also killed Nabil Kaouk, the deputy head of Hezbollah's Central Council, in an airstrike. Hezbollah confirmed his death, making him the seventh senior Hezbollah leader slain in Israeli strikes in a little over a week
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Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati said in a televised speech that his country had "no option but the diplomatic option" in response to a question about efforts to end Israel's escalation against Hezbollah.
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Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday said Nasrallah's death "will not go unavenged" as he announced five days of public mourning for the late Hezbollah leader.
Yesterday's key developments:
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The Israeli army announced on Saturday that it had “eliminated” Hezbollah's leader in an air strike on Friday in Beirut. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said Nasrallah’s killing would change “the balance of power in the region for years to come”.
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US President Joe Biden said Nasrallah's killing was a "measure of justice" for the victims of what he called a "40-year reign of terror". Biden also repeated his call for a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.
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Other Hezbollah commanders including Ali Karki, the commander of Hezbollah’s southern front, were also killed in Friday's attack on the headquarters of the Iran-backed militant group.
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Lebanon's health ministry said at least 33 people were killed and nearly 200 wounded on Saturday as Israel continued to strike Hezbollah targets in the country.
(FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP and Reuters)
