US EditionIsrael Strikes South Beirut, Says Captured Hezbollah Members
Israeli troops captured two Hezbollah militants during airstrikes targeting the group's infrastructure amid escalating conflict that has killed over 1,000 people, officials said.
- On Monday, Mar 23, Israeli strikes hit Beirut's southern suburbs, and the Israeli army said it captured two Hezbollah members transferred to Israeli territory for questioning.
- Hezbollah began the escalation on Mar 2 when it fired rockets into Israel, pulling Lebanon into war; Israel has since launched strikes killing at least 1,039 and Lebanese leaders say Iran's Revolutionary Guards manage operations.
- Mayor Jean Asmar said a strike hit a room inside an apartment rented by a displaced family, forcing municipal hosting changes, while Lebanon's health ministry reported the Hazmieh strike killed at least one person.
- Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said he and Benjamin Netanyahu ordered destruction of Litani River bridges, and Ella Waweya stated 'the battle against Hezbollah... has only just begun' early on March 24.
- Earlier this month, Israel said it struck an IRGC Quds Force terrorist in Beirut and earlier strikes killed five people, including three Quds Force commanders, while Iran accused Israel of killing four diplomats.
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Israel announced this Tuesday morning that it had targeted Hezbollah in the southern suburbs of Beirut, while the army learned of the capture of two elite fighters from the Islamist movement in southern Lebanon.
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Israeli strikes hit Beirut suburbs as two Hezbollah members captured in south
BEIRUT, March 24 — A series of strikes hit Beirut’s southern suburbs yesterday and early today, the first attack on the Hezbollah stronghold in days, as Israel’s military said it captured two members of the Iran-backed group in southern Lebanon.An earlier Israeli strike hit the upscale, predominantly Christian area of Hazmieh near Beirut, with Israel saying it targeted a member of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ foreign operations arm.AFPTV’s …
The Israeli army announced that it had launched new strikes against Hezbollah targets in Beirut, and had captured two fighters of the movement.
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Israel strikes south Beirut, says captured Hezbollah members
“They were apprehended by the troops and transferred to Israeli territory for further questioning,” the Israeli army said, after strikes hit Hezbollah installations in Beirut’s southern suburbs.
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