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Ya Libnan
02-04-2025
- Politics
- Ya Libnan
Israeli airstrike on Beirut kills Hezbollah/Quds Force official
An Israeli strike killed Hassan Bdeir, a key Hezbollah commander who coordinated with Hamas and was part of Iran's Quds Force. i24NEWS An Israeli airstrike in Beirut killed a member of Hezbollah and Iran's Quds Force on Tuesday, security officials said, raising fears that the cease-fire in Lebanon may fall through. Hassan Bdeir, a Hezbollah and Quds Force official who allegedly helped Hamas plan an attack on Israel, was one of four people killed in the latest airstrike in Beirut's southern suburbs, a local security official told Reuters. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar defended the strike in the Lebanese capital, describing Bdeir as a 'real and immediate threat' while demanding Beirut keep a leash on the terror group. 'We expect Lebanon to take action to uproot terrorist organizations acting within its borders against Israel,' Saar said. It's unclear which attack Bdeir allegedly helped plan. Hezbollah and Israel agreed to a temporary cease-fire last November after the Israeli military decimated the terror group's forces and top leadership, including slain founder Hassan Nasrallah. While the US-brokered cease-fire called for the war campaign to end and for Israel to withdraw behind a buffer zone, the IDF remains active in Lebanon , alleging that Hezbollah has not kept up with its end of the bargain of retreating far north into the country. Tuesday's strike in Beirut was the second one launched within a week. REUTERS Israel launched another airstrike on Friday after officials said a rocket from Lebanon was fired toward the Jewish state. Hezbollah lawmaker Ibrahim Moussawi claimed Israel's latest attack was tantamount to 'a major and severe aggression that has escalated the situation to an entirely different level.' Tuesday's strike appeared to have damaged the upper three floors of a building, according to a Reuters reporter at the scene. Unlike Friday's strike in the capital, Israel did not provide any warning prior to the strike. Hezbollah lawmaker Ibrahim Moussawi claimed Israel's latest attack was tantamount to 'a major and severe aggression that has escalated the situation to an entirely different level.' Tuesday's strike appeared to have damaged the upper three floors of a building, according to a Reuters reporter at the scene. Unlike Friday's strike in the capital, Israel did not provide any warning prior to the strike. Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam also condemned the attack and undermined the cease-fire in the region at a time of heightened tension with Hamas in Gaza and the Houthi rebels in Yemen. The US Department of Defense stood by Israel, saying the airstrikes come as the Jewish state defends itself from 'terrorists' based in Lebanon. 'Hostilities have resumed because terrorists launched rockets into Israel from Lebanon,' a State Department spokesperson said in a statement. MSN / YAHOO
Observer
01-04-2025
- Politics
- Observer
Israel kills Hezbollah official in deadly Beirut airstrike
BEIRUT: An Israeli airstrike killed four people including a Hezbollah official in Beirut's southern suburbs on Tuesday, a Lebanese security source said, further testing a shaky ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. The Israeli military said the official — Hassan Bdeir — was a member of a Hezbollah unit. Hezbollah confirmed that Bdeir had been killed along with his son, who was also a member of the group. The Lebanese security source said Bdeir was a mid-ranking commander whose responsibilities included the Palestinian file. The Lebanese health ministry said the strike killed four people — including a woman — and wounded seven others. It marked Israel's second air strike in the Hezbollah-controlled suburb of Beirut in five days, adding to strains on the US-brokered ceasefire that ended last year's devastating conflict. The attacks on Beirut's southern suburbs have resumed at a time of broader escalation in the region, with Israel having restarted Gaza strikes after a two-month truce and the United States hitting Ansar Allah of Yemen in a bid to get them to stop attacking Red Sea shipping. Hezbollah lawmaker Ibrahim Moussawi said the Israeli attack amounted to "a major and severe aggression that has escalated the situation to an entirely different level". Speaking in a televised statement after visiting the building that was struck, he called on the Lebanese state to "activate the highest level of diplomacy to find solutions". Hezbollah has denied any role in recent rocket attacks from Lebanon towards Israel, including one that prompted Israel to carry out an air strike on the southern suburbs last Friday. Tuesday's strike in the early hours appeared to have damaged the upper three floors of a building, a Reuters reporter at the scene said, with the balconies of those floors blown out. The glass on the floors below was intact, indicating a targeted strike. Ambulances were at the scene as families fled to other parts of Beirut. Meanwhile, the health ministry in Gaza said on Tuesday that 1,042 people have been killed in the Palestinian territory since Israel resumed large-scale strikes on March 18. According to the ministry's statement, the figure includes 41 people killed in the past 24 hours. It also reported that the overall death toll had reached 50,399 since the war began on October 7, 2023. — Agencies
LBCI
01-04-2025
- Politics
- LBCI
A shift in targeting policy: Israel links Beirut strikes to global threats
Report by Amal Shehadeh, English adaptation by Yasmine Jaroudi Israel described the assassination of Hassan Ali Bdeir in Beirut's southern suburbs as the elimination of a "ticking time bomb." Bdeir had been on Israel's intelligence watchlist as an operative in Hezbollah's Unit 3900 and the Iranian Quds Force. Israeli authorities claimed he was involved in training Hamas members and coordinating with the group to carry out an attack against Israeli targets in a foreign country in the near future. With this strike, Israel has expanded its targeting strategy, linking attacks in Beirut to planned or executed operations against Israeli interests. The shift signals a broader security doctrine, moving beyond direct military responses to rocket fire from Lebanon. Security officials characterized the operation as a coordinated effort between the Israeli military, Shin Bet, and Mossad, marking what they described as a strategic and operational shift from deterrence to preemptive countermeasures. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar placed the responsibility for the incident on the Lebanese government, calling on authorities to enforce the ceasefire. He defended the strike, arguing that eliminating Bdeir thwarted a major attack allegedly orchestrated by Iran, Hamas, and Hezbollah. Ahead of the Jewish Passover holiday, Israeli authorities heightened security measures, advising citizens to exercise caution while traveling abroad and avoid displaying overt signs of their Jewish identity. Meanwhile, along Israel's northern border with Lebanon, the Israeli military intensified its deployment of surveillance units and continued military exercises focused on counter-infiltration tactics. Security agencies are also ramping up efforts to counter Iranian-backed attempts to support operations targeting Israelis both domestically and overseas.
