Beirut (TDI): Israel launched attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon early Monday, saying it did so in response to rockets launched by Hezbollah to avenge the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
This renewed trading of attacks between Hezbollah and Israel disrupts a fragile truce that was holding for about a year. Meanwhile US and Israel continue attacking Iran, and blasts were heard again in countries across the Gulf which host US bases.
Three US soldiers died in an Iranian strike at a base in Kuwait, to which Trump has responded by saying there will be more casualties as war rages on.
Residents in Beirut woke up to the sounds of a dozen of blasts early morning on Monday. People in the surrounding areas started fleeing for safety.
An Israeli military spokesperson issued evacuation orders for 55 different villages and towns across Lebanon, asking people to get at least 1,000 meters away from them as they are near “Hezbollah operatives and facilities.”
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What We Know So Far?
- The Unites States and Israel launched coordinated attacks on multiple locations in Iran, in early hours of Saturday.
- The most significant attack targeted the Iranian Supreme Leader in downtown Tehran; who was at that time chairing a meeting of top officials of the country; 40 of which were killed in the attack.
- Iran announced and confirmed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death.
- The Israeli military stated that its airstrikes on Iran, carried out in coordination with the US military, targeted dozens of Iranian military sites after months of joint planning.
- Since the attacks, Iran retaliated with two initial waves of missile strikes on Israel, as well as attacks across the Middle East and Gulf; in countries which host US bases.
- Trump has announced “major combat operations” against Iran; which means an active state of war. He also urged Iranian citizens to seize power and overthrow government.
