Middle East crisis live: Israel steps up attacks on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon amid rising fears of wider war | Israel

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A wave of air raids hit Beirut’s southern suburbs early on Saturday as Israel stepped up attacks on Hezbollah, after a massive strike on the Iran-backed movement’s command centre that apparently targeted leader Hassan Nasrallah.

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Reuters witnesses heard more than 20 airstrikes before dawn on Saturday. Abandoning their homes in the southern suburbs, thousands of Lebanese congregated in squares, parks and sidewalks in downtown Beirut and seaside areas.

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Israel’s military said early on Saturday that about 10 projectiles had crossed from Lebanon into Israeli territory and that “some” had been intercepted. A statement from the military did not identify the projectiles, which it said were detected after sirens sounded in the Upper Galilee area.

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An unprecedented five hours of continuous strikes early on Saturday followed Friday’s attack, by far the most powerful by Israel on Beirut during nearly a year of war with Hezbollah and making a sharp escalation of a conflict, Reuters reported.

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The recent escalation has rapidly raised concerns that the conflict could spiral out of control and involve not only the United States but also Iran, Hezbollah's main backer.

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Nasrallah's fate could not be immediately confirmed after Friday's violent attack, but a source close to Hezbollah told Reuters he could not be contacted. Lebanese armed groups have not issued a statement.

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Lebanese health authorities confirmed six deaths and 91 injuries in the first attack on Friday. It seems likely that tolls will increase further. No word on casualties from the subsequent attack. More than 700 people have been killed in strikes over the past week, authorities said.

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  Lebanon's Health Ministry said six people were killed and 91 injured in Friday's attack.However, initial estimates put the death toll at 300. More casualties are expected as rescue workers clear the debris.

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  Several apartment buildings in the Hallett Lake area were reduced to rubble.Footage from the scene showed a huge concrete slab with piles of twisted metal and debris piled on top of it. Several craters were visible and the car fell into one of them.

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  Earlier, the Israeli military ordered residents in southern Beirut to evacuate and warned that it was planning attacks on three specific buildings in the area. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) posted a map of specific areas in Dahieh and said residents were “obliged to immediately evacuate the building and stay at least 500 meters away.”

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  Israeli media reported the attack on Beirut as an attempt to kill Hassan Nasrallah. The whereabouts of the Hezbollah leader was not immediately confirmed, and sources close to Hezbollah told Reuters they could not be contacted. The Lebanese group has not issued a statement.

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  Hezbollah responded to Israel's attack on Beirut by bombing the northern Israeli city of Safed with a salvo of rockets “in response to Israeli attacks on cities, villages, and civilian populations.” Iranian-backed militants announced further attacks on Karmiel and Saar. Israel has called on residents of the Golan Heights, Safet and Merom Hagalil to remain near protected areas in preparation for possible retaliation from Lebanon's Hezbollah, Yemen and Iran.

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  The Israeli military claimed to have killed Mohammad Ali Ismail, the commander of a Hezbollah missile force in southern Lebanon, and his deputy Hossein Ahmed Ismail in a fighter jet attack.. The IDF also said that “other Hezbollah commanders and terrorists were also eliminated along with them” at X.

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  Hundreds of families crammed into cars and evacuated from Beirut's southern suburbs overnight into Saturday. Following Israeli attacks and evacuation orders. Bottlenecks formed in the middle of the night on usually deserted streets in the capital, many of which were in the dark due to a power outage.

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  US President Joe Biden has directed the Pentagon to “assess and adjust as necessary” US forces in the Middle East. The White House made the announcement after Friday's Beirut attack. Biden said early Friday that the United States had “no knowledge or participation” in the airstrike. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said in a statement that Netanyahu had personally approved the attack, ended his visit to the United States and immediately returned to Israel.

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  European Union foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell expressed regret that no country, including the United States, can “stop” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.said the Israeli prime minister appears determined to crush insurgents in Gaza and Lebanon.

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  Tens of thousands of people protested in Iranian cities and Yemen's capital to condemn Israeli attack Agence France-Presse reporters and state media reported on Lebanon and Gaza.

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  The attack came on the heels of Netanyahu's bellicose speech at the United Nations General Assembly.. Netanyahu has ignored global calls for a ceasefire in Lebanon and Gaza, instead denouncing the United Nations as a “swamp of anti-Semitism” and saying Israel is “winning” the war on multiple fronts. insisted. After he spoke, many delegations from various countries left in protest.

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  UN Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated his call for a ceasefire in the Middle East, saying: “Gaza remains the epicenter of violence, and Gaza is key to ending the violence.”

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