Three days of national mourning in Lebanon – Israel-Lebanon

Updated 2024-09-28 11.50 | Published 2024-09-24 09.33

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More than 700 people have died in Israel’s attacks on Lebanon this week.

Hezbollah has responded with rockets at Israel.

On Saturday, the Israeli military announced that Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah had been killed in an attack on Beirut.

Follow the developments in the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah here.

  • Three days of national mourning in Lebanon

    Lebanon’s Prime Minister Najib Mikati has declared three days of national mourning in Lebanon after the top leader of terrorist-classified Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, was killed in an attack on Friday, reports Reuters.

    The mourning period officially begins on Monday and lasts until Wednesday.

    Najib Mikati has described Hassan Nasrallah’s death as “painful”. Furthermore, Mikati has said that Lebanon is facing major threats after the death of the Hezbollah leader.

    Even neighboring countries such as Iran and Iraq have declared national mourning as a result of Nasrallah’s death.

  • Lebanon: Over 30 dead in attacks today

    33 people have died and 195 have been injured in the attacks in Lebanon on Saturday.

    This is announced by the Lebanese Ministry of Health.

  • Netanyahu: The attack was necessary

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has now spoken out about the attack that killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.

    He says he himself gave the directive for the attack, because the IDF’s strikes against Hezbollah in recent days “have not been enough.”

    Netanyahu calls Nasrallah “the central engine of Iran’s evil” and that his death was necessary for Israel to achieve its goals.

  • Flight alert in Jerusalem

    The air raid alert has gone off in Jerusalem, the IDF announces.

    The military writes on X that the alarm was triggered after Lebanon fired rockets at Israeli territory.

  • Airstrikes near Beirut airport

    An industrial area 500 meters from Beirut airport has been hit in an Israeli airstrike. reports Reuters.

    In the affected area there must be car workshops.

    According to Lebanon’s national airline, the airport has not been affected.

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