“Israel announces the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, escalating tensions in the ongoing conflict with Lebanon.”
TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel just announced that they’ve killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, which could be a big deal for Lebanon’s militant group after a lot of fighting.
We haven’t heard back from Hezbollah about what happened to Nasrallah right away.
If this is true, it means Israel has taken out one of their biggest enemies in the recent fights.
The Israeli military also said they’ve killed Ali Karki, who was in charge of Hezbollah’s South Front, and a bunch of other leaders in a strike.
This attack happened on Friday when Hezbollah’s bosses were all together at their main place in Dahiyeh, which is south of Beirut.
Israel’s top military guy, Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, said on Saturday that getting rid of Nasrallah isn’t the end of their game.
He hinted that they’re going to keep going, even though they’ve already done a lot of work to get ready for this.
The Lebanese Health Ministry said that the attacks on Friday killed six people and hurt 91 others, and they also destroyed six apartment buildings.
The Israeli army says Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has been killed in Beirut airstrikes.
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To deal with the growing tension, Israel’s military said they’re bringing in more backup troops, getting three more battalions ready to go all over the country.
This comes after they sent two brigades to northern Israel to get ready for a possible fight on the ground.
On Saturday morning, Israel’s forces hit a few spots in southern Beirut and the Bekaa Valley in eastern Lebanon.
In response, Hezbollah shot back with a lot of missiles at northern and central Israel, even hitting parts of the West Bank that Israel controls.
After all the bombing, the southern parts of Beirut looked pretty empty, with smoke everywhere.
Places where people could hide from the fighting in the city center were super full, so a lot of families had to find other places to stay, like public squares, beaches, or in their cars.
Meanwhile, on the roads away from the city, you could see hundreds of people running away, with babies and whatever they could carry.
Sadly, at least 720 people in Lebanon have died from Israeli airstrikes in just the past week, as the Health Ministry reported.