Summary
Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike in a southern suburb of Beirut. The killing of the powerful militant group’s longtime leader sent shockwaves throughout Lebanon and the Middle East. His assassination is by far the biggest and most consequential of Israel’S targeted killings in years.
Netanyahu says the coming days will bring “significant challenges’ and warns Iran against trying to strike. “There is no place in Iran or in the Middle East that Israel’s long arm cannot reach,” he says. The Lebanese Health Ministry says six people were killed and 91 injured in the strikes.
In Beirut’s southern suburbs, smoke rose and the streets were empty Saturday. Shelters were overflowing with displaced people. Israel is widely believed to be behind the attack.
The Israeli military says it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen. Houthi rebels based in Yemen later said they were behind the attack. Air raid sirens sounded across central Israel on Saturday afternoon.
Israel carried out more than 140 airstrikes in southern Beirut and eastern Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley. The U.S. State Department issued an alert urging American citizens to leave the country.
