This came soon after Israeli PM Netanyahu vowed at the UN to continue targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Israeli and American officials said a strike in Beirut on Friday was intended to kill Hassan Nasrallah, the head of Hezbollah.
Israel’s UN Ambassador Danny Danon told reporters at the United Nations that the attack targeted a “meeting of bad people” planning more attacks on Israel. Al-Manar’s live feed showed search and rescue teams scrambling over concrete and protruding metal, with a correspondent for the TV station saying the attack had left several large craters and damaged many surrounding buildings.
In a televised statement, Israeli military spokesperson Daniel Hagari said the central command centre was embedded deep within civilian areas.on Iranian-backed fighters in Lebanon in a UN speech, as hopes faded for a ceasefire to head off all-out regional war. “The large-scale strikes which took place today in the south suburb of Beirut, brought devastation and claimed many casualties. This must be brought to an end immediately,” French Ambassador Nicolas de Riviere told a Security Council meeting.At a New York press conference, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said: “We believe the way forward is through diplomacy, not conflict.
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