HEZBOLLAH leader Hussein Yazbek has been killed in a strike in southern Lebanon, it has been reported.
At least four more people are reportedly dead in the strike that hit Naqoura district of the country.
Hezbollah leader Hussein Yazbek has been killed in a strike in southern Lebanon
The attack comes just hours after Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri was killed in Beirut by an alleged Israeli drone strike
Hezbollah vowed to punish Israel after the killing of Arouri on Lebanese soil
No one has claimed responsibility for the attack as yet.
The second strike comes just hours after Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri was killed in Beirut by an alleged Israeli drone strike.
Arouri was a senior official in Hamas’s politburo but was known to be deeply involved in its military affairs.
He was one of the founders of Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades – Hamas’ military wing – and headed the terrorist group’s presence in the West Bank.
The deputy leader was seen as Hamas’ prime orchestrator of terrorism in the West Bank – and was wanted by Israel for many years.
The explosion caused by the drone strikes shook the Lebanese capital’s southern suburbs, which are strongholds of Hezbollah – an ally of Hamas.
Arouri had close links with Hezbollah – the most deadly and formidable terrorist group in the world who also support and back Hamas in their horror attacks on Israel.
And the killing of Arouri in Hezbollah’s stronghold is being seen as a major escalation in the Israel-Hamas war.
The second strike in Lebanon and directly on a Hezbollah leader could see tension rise significantly in Middle East.
In a televised speech in August, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah had warned Israel against carrying out any assassinations on Lebanese soil, vowing a “severe reaction”.
Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati described the killing as a war crime aimed at Lebanon to drag them deeper into the conflict.
As Izzat Al-Rishq – a member of the Hamas Political bureau – called it a “cowardly assassination by the Zionist occupation”.
Israel has not officially claimed responsibility for the attack.
But it did insist the assassination should not be seen as an attack on Lebanon, as its enemies warned of “punishment” for his death.
More than 120 Hezbollah fighters and two dozen civilians have been killed on Lebanese territory, as well as at least nine Israeli soldiers in Israel.
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah earlier today warned there would be “no ceilings” and “no rules” to Hezbollah’s fighting if Israel launched full war on Lebanon.
The war against Hamas in Gaza has now engulfed a major part of Middle East – with Iran-backed Houthis, Lebanon, and Hezbollah turning up against Israel.
France and the United Nations and have warned Israel of a potential all-out war in the region.
Earlier today, the US said it remains “incredibly concerned” about the risk of the conflict in Gaza broadening into a major regional conflict.
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