Air raid sirens sound in Tel Aviv as Hezbollah claims to have targeted Israeli cities
Air raid sirens sounded in Tel Aviv on Tuesday after Hezbollah announced it had bombed the Nirit area on the outskirts of the city with missiles.
The Israeli military said the recent barrage from Lebanon resulted in around 20 rockets being fired, five of which were fired into central Israel and 15 into the north, in an attempt to intercept the country. Announced. The IDF said there were no immediate reports of injuries.
Fragments from the interceptor fell on the northern Israeli town of Maagan Michael, damaging buildings and vehicles, Israeli media reported, citing police.
Hezbollah said it targeted the military intelligence unit 8200's Grillot base outside Tel Aviv with a missile salvo. It said it also targeted a naval base near Haifa.
Footage seen by Al Jazeera's Sanad agency shows sirens blaring in three West Bank settlements, followed by smoke near the Beit Aliyeh settlement, north of the occupied West Bank and east of Tel Aviv. He was seen standing up.
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The Israeli military said about 20 rockets were fired in the latest barrage from Lebanon – five toward central Israel and 15 toward the north, and that attempts were made to intercept them. The IDF said there were no immediate reports of injuries.
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Interceptor fragments fell in the northern Israeli town of Ma’agan Michael causing damage to a building as well as vehicles, Israeli media reported, citing police.
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Hezbollah said it targeted the Glilot base of the military intelligence unit 8200 located in the suburbs of Tel Aviv with a missile salvo. It also said it targeted a naval base near Haifa.
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Videos verified by Al Jazeera’s Sanad agency showed smoke rising near the Beit Aryeh settlement located north of the occupied West Bank and east of Tel Aviv after sirens sounded in three settlements in the West Bank.
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Hello and welcome to the Guardian’s live coverage of the conflict in the Middle East.
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Air raid sirens sounded in Tel Aviv on Tuesday after Hezbollah said it bombed the Nirit area in the city’s suburbs with missiles.
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The Israeli military said about 20 rockets were fired in the latest barrage from Lebanon – five toward central Israel and 15 toward the north, and that attempts were made to intercept them. Police added that there are reports of interceptor fragments falling in the Tel Aviv area. Israeli media said there were no immediate reports of injuries.
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It comes with Antony Blinken due to arrive in Israel on Tuesday, on the first stop of a wider Middle East tour aimed at jumpstarting Gaza ceasefire talks after the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar last week.
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The US secretary of state’s visit – his eleventh to the region since Hamas militants attacked southern Israel on 7 October 2023 – comes as the Israeli military has intensified its campaign in the Palestinian enclave as well as in Lebanon against Iran-aligned Hezbollah militia.
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Blinken will also discuss with Israel and other countries how to secure a diplomatic resolution to the conflict with Hezbollah, and continue Washington’s conversation with the Israelis about their expected response to Iran’s missile attack, according to reports.
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In Lebanon, Israel rained more than a dozen strikes Monday night on Beirut’s southern suburbs. It was the second night in a row that Beirut was heavily bombed, with Israel carrying out more than 15 airstrikes on Hezbollah-linked banking institutions the night before. While most districts of Beirut’s southern suburbs had been emptied for almost a month, at least three of Monday’s strikes hit the densely packed residential area of Ouzai that was still filled with people because it had not been previously targeted before.
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At least four were killed, including a child, and 24 were injured when one of the Israeli airstrikes hit just in front of the entrance of the Rafik Hariri university hospital, the largest public hospital in Lebanon. Israel also accused Hezbollah of operating under Sahel general hospital, also in the southern suburbs of the capital.
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Israel’s military spokesperson said a bunker containing “millions of dollars in gold and cash” was located directly under the Sahel hospital, serving as a central financial facility for Hezbollah, and adding that it had also been previously used as a hideout for the former Hezbollah leader, Hassan Nasrallah. Daniel Hagari, the IDF spokesperson, did not provide evidence but instead showed animated graphics that purported to show a bunker under the hospital.
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Fadi Alame, the hospital’s director who is also a Lebanese lawmaker, said Israel’s allegations were baseless.
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“The hospital has operation rooms, there are no tunnels, no bunkers. This is all pure imagination,” Alame told CNN, while inviting the Lebanese army, the UN and journalists to inspect the hospital themselves to disprove the Israeli statements.
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Israel said late Monday it planned to carry out more strikes in Lebanon against a Hezbollah-run financial institution that it targeted the night before and which it says uses customers’ deposits to finance attacks against Israel. At least 15 branches of Al-Qard Al-Hasan were hit late Sunday in the southern neighbourhoods of Beirut, across southern Lebanon and in the eastern Bekaa valley, where Hezbollah has a strong presence. One strike flattened a nine-story building in Beirut with a branch inside it.
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There were reports that dozens of Palestinians, including children, were killed in attacks carried out by Israeli soldiers in the northern Gaza Strip. Among the casualties were at least 10 people killed in an Israeli attack on Jabalia Preparatory School in Al-Fawqa area, which was functioning as an Unrwa shelter for displaced people, Palestinian news agency Wafa reported.
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Joe Biden’s administration remains “deeply concerned” about the leak of a pair of highly classified intelligence documents describing Israel’s preparations for a retaliatory strike on Iran, the White House has said. There is no indication that additional documents have been compromised and US officials have been in communication with Israeli counterparts about the leak, a spokesperson said.
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Iran warned the US would bear “full responsibility” in case of a retaliatory attack by Israel on the Islamic Republic, after US president Joe Biden indicated he was aware of Israeli plans to do so. Amir Saeid Iravani, Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, called Biden’s remarks “profoundly alarming and provocative”.
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The UN warned Monday that almost no aid is entering the besieged Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza, where a two-week Israeli military campaign has killed hundreds of people and left thousands trapped.
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The heads of the United Nations World Food Programme and UN children’s agency Unicef, Catherine Russell and Cindy McCain, have privately appealed to Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu for help “alleviating the suffering of countless civilians” in Gaza, the West Bank and Lebanon, according to a new letter.
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Up to 1,000 women and children needing medical care will shortly be evacuated from Gaza to Europe, the head of the World Health Organization’s Europe branch said. Israel, which is besieging the war-devastated Palestinian territory, “is committed to 1,000 more medical evacuations within the next months to the European Union,” Hans Kluge said.
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The US military has rushed its advanced anti-missile system to Israel and it is now “in place”, defence secretary Lloyd Austin said. THAAD, or the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system, is a critical part of the US military’s layered air defence systems and adds to Israel’s already formidable anti-missile defences.
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Hello. Welcome to the Guardian's live coverage of the Middle East conflict.
Air raid sirens sounded in Tel Aviv on Tuesday after Hezbollah announced it had bombed the Nirit area on the outskirts of the city with missiles.
The Israeli military said the recent barrage from Lebanon resulted in around 20 rockets being fired, five of which were fired into central Israel and 15 into the north, in an attempt to intercept the country. Announced. Police added that there were reports of debris from the interceptor falling in the Tel Aviv area. Israeli media said there were no immediate reports of injuries.
Comes with antony blinken Scheduled to arrive in Israel on Tuesday as the first stop on a wide-ranging Middle East tour aimed at jump-starting Gaza ceasefire talks after Hamas leader's death Yahya Sinwar last week.
The U.S. Secretary of State's visit to the region is the 11th since Hamas militants attacked southern Israel on October 7, 2023, and is the 11th visit by Israeli forces to the Iranian-allied Hezbollah militia in the Palestinian enclave and Lebanon. This was carried out in the midst of intensifying operations against the police.
According to reports, Blinken also plans to consult with Israel and other countries on how to secure a diplomatic solution to the conflict with Hezbollah, and to discuss the likely response to the Iranian missile attack with the US government and the Israeli side. They plan to continue the dialogue.
In Lebanon, Israel carried out more than a dozen airstrikes on the southern outskirts of Beirut on Monday night. It was the second night in a row that Beirut was heavily bombed, with Israel carrying out airstrikes on more than 15 Hezbollah-linked banking institutions the night before. Most neighborhoods in Beirut's southern suburbs have been empty for almost a month, but at least three of Monday's strikes hit the densely populated residential area of Ouzai, which had not been targeted previously and remained densely populated. attacked.
At least four people, including children, were killed and 24 others were injured when an Israeli airstrike hit the entrance to Rafik Hariri University Hospital, Lebanon's largest public hospital. Israel also accused Hezbollah of operating under the Sahel General Hospital, also on the capital's southern outskirts.
An Israeli military spokesperson said the underground bunker containing “millions of dollars in gold and cash” is located directly beneath the Sahel hospital and serves as Hezbollah's central financial facility, and was previously used as a hideout for Hezbollah leaders. He added that it was also used. , Hassan Nasrallah. Daniel HagariAn IDF spokesperson offered no evidence, but instead showed an animated graphic purporting to show a bunker beneath the hospital.
Fadi AlameThe hospital's director, who is also a member of Lebanon's parliament, said Israel's claims were baseless.
“The hospital has an operating room, there are no tunnels or bunkers. This is all pure imagination,” Arameh told CNN, adding that he personally visited the hospital with the Lebanese army, the UN and journalists to disprove Israeli statements. called for an inspection.
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Israel announced late Monday that it was planning further attacks on Hezbollah-run financial institutions in Lebanon. It claims to have targeted its targets the night before and uses customers' deposits to fund attacks against Israel. Late Sunday, at least 15 branches of al-Qad al-Hasan were attacked in areas around southern Beirut, throughout southern Lebanon, and in the eastern Bekaa Valley, where Hezbollah has a strong presence. In Beirut, a single strike destroyed a nine-story building, including a branch office.
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there were Dozens of Palestinians, including children, reportedly killed An attack carried out by Israeli soldiers in the northern Gaza Strip. Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that at least 10 people were among the victims of an Israeli attack on Jabalia Preparatory School in al-Fawqa district, which served as the Unruwa shelter for displaced people. thing.
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joe biden administration Still 'deeply concerned' Regarding the leak of a pair of top secret information documents The White House said Israel was preparing a retaliatory attack on Iran. There is no indication that any additional documents were leaked, and U.S. officials are in contact with Israeli officials about the leak, the spokesperson said.
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Iran warns US will take 'full responsibility' in case of retaliatory attack by Israel US President Joe Biden mentioned the Islamic Republic after suggesting he was aware of Israel's plans. Iranian Ambassador to the United Nations Amir Saeed Iravani called Biden's comments “extremely disturbing and provocative.”
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The United Nations warned on Monday that there was little aid in the besieged Jabalia refugee camp. in northern GazaA two-week Israeli military operation has killed hundreds of people and left thousands trapped.
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Head of the United Nations World Food Program and the United Nations Children's Agency UNICEFKatherine Russell and Cindy McCain urge Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to deny aid to “alleviate the suffering of countless civilians” in Gaza, the West Bank and Lebanon, according to a new letter. He has filed an official complaint.
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Up to 1,000 women and children People in need of medical care will soon be evacuated from Gaza to Europe, the head of the World Health Organization's European branch said. Israel, which is besieging the war-torn Palestinian territory, is “committed to medically evacuating another 1,000 people to the European Union in the coming months,” Hans Kluge said.
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The U.S. military has rushed an advanced anti-missile system to Israel and it is now “deployed,” Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said. THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense System) is a key part of the U.S. military's multi-layered air defense system and will strengthen Israel's already strong anti-missile defenses.
