Israel-Hezbollah Attack Live Updates: Iran complains to UN watchdog about Israel’s threats to its nuclear sites

Israel-Hezbollah War Live Updates: Hundreds of Beirut residents fled their homes late on Sunday with multiple explosions heard across the Lebanese capital

Israel-Hezbollah War Live: Iran has written to the UN nuclear watchdog complaining about Israel’s threats against its nuclear sites, foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday, news agency Reuters reported. Israel has vowed to attack Iran in retaliation for a volley of Iranian missiles launched on October 1, leading to widespread speculation that Iran’s nuclear sites could be among Israel’s targets, the report stated, adding that Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi would travel to Bahrain and Kuwait on Monday as part of Iran’s efforts to curb regional tensions.

Meanwhile, hundreds of Beirut residents fled their homes late on Sunday with multiple explosions heard across the Lebanese capital, as Israel prepared to attack sites linked to the financial operations of the group,  asking people to leave those areas immediately. Over the past two days, the Israeli military has attacked Hezbollah’s arms facilities in southern Beirut, its intelligence headquarters, and an underground workshop for the production of weapons.

Recap from last week: At least 87 people were killed or went missing under the rubble after an Israeli attack on northern Gaza’s town of Beit Lahiya, the Gaza health ministry said on Sunday. Before this, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s private residence in Caesarea was attacked by a drone on Saturday, after he, in a statement, highlighted that that the war could end immediately if Hamas returned hostages and ceased its armed actions, which the militant group refused to agree with. This followed the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar by Israeli forces last week. Soon after, Hezbollah launched around 200 “projectiles,” the Israeli military told Reuters. Israel’s military also said it had destroyed tunnel shafts and underground infrastructure in southern Lebanon. It also said it had killed Hezbollah’s deputy commander of the Bint Jbeil area on Friday, the report stated.

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01:11 (IST) 22 Oct 2024
Israel Hezbollah Attack Live: Israel military says it won't strike Beirut hospital it claims Hezbollah uses as cash bunker

After Israel announced that Lebanon based Hezbollah militant group uses a hospital in Beirut's southern suburbs to stash cash underneath the structure, efforts started to evacuate the hospital fearing a possible Israeli strike.

But now the Israeli military has said that it will not strike the Lebanese Sahel Hospital in Beirut's southern suburbs, despite claims that the hospital is allegedly one of the places where Hezbollah's stashes its cash.

"The Israeli Air Force is monitoring the compound, as you can see. However, we will not strike the hospital itself," Israel's chief military spokesperson, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, said, as reported by Reuters.

00:39 (IST) 22 Oct 2024
Israel Hezbollah Attack Live: Israel's strike in Syria kills chief of Hezbollah's money transfer unit

The Israeli military, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesperson has said that its strike in Syria has killed the head of Hezbollah militant group's money transfer unit. Hezbollah group is backed by Iran and is based in Lebanon.

00:22 (IST) 22 Oct 2024
Israel Hezbollah Attack Live: White House calls on all parties to cooperate on aid distribution in Gaza

The White House called upon all the parties involved in the aid distribution in Gaza to cooperate in the distribution of humanitarian aid in the country.

The White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said that the amount of aid being sent to Gaza must be increased significantly, although the White House has seen an uptick in the aid.

00:08 (IST) 22 Oct 2024
Israel Hezbollah Attack Live: Israel airport authority says Ben Gurion airport reopens after brief halt to flights

Israel's airport authority said that the normal flight operations have resumed at the Ben Gurion airport after briefly closing the airspace.

The airport authority, in a statement said, “The airport is open for landings and departures.” Israeli media reported that a "suspected object" was spotted near the facility that led to the closure of the airport for about 30 minutes, news agency AFP reported.

23:35 (IST) 21 Oct 2024
Israel Hezbollah Attack Live: US investigating Israel's IDF unit over human rights allegations

The United States has launched a review of a unit of Israel Defense Forces (IDF) which could have an implication on the US assistance of arms and ammunitions to Tel Aviv, an Axios report has suggested.

The review focuses on the IDF's 'Force 100,' which is in charge of guarding detainees from Gaza, and no findings have been reached yet, Axios reported, citing a US official.

For allegedly sexually assaulting a Palestinian detainee, several members of the IDF unit are currently on trial.

23:11 (IST) 21 Oct 2024
Israel Hezbollah Attack Live: US President Biden 'deeply concerned' about release of classified documents detailing Israel's plans to attack Iran

The US President Joe Biden has said that he is "deeply concerned" about the leak of classified documents which contained the plans on how will the Israel retaliate and attack Iran in the Middle East hostilities, said the White House.

The Israeli preparation for a potential attack on Iran was detailed in documents which were leaked and reported in the media.

20:05 (IST) 21 Oct 2024
Israel Hezbollah Attack Live: Israel busts spy ring gathering intel for Iran, the country's security services say

Israel's security services busted a spy ring which was allegedly gathering information on behald of the Iranian intelligence services, the Shin Bet and police said Monday, as per news agency Reuters. A joint statement by the Shin Bet and police stated that seven Israelis from the country's north, including the port city of Haifa, were arrested after an investigation revealed that they were involved in gathering intelligence on Israeli military bases and energy and port infrastructure.

17:01 (IST) 21 Oct 2024
Israel Hezbollah Attack Live: US special envoy Hochstein says UN resolution 1701 not enough

U.S. special envoy Amos Hochstein on Monday said that Lebanon and Israel just committing to UN resolution 1701 was not enough, while stating that the United States was working to devise a formula to end the conflict, Reuters reported. The UN resolution 1701 had ended the last round of conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in 2006. The resolution calls for southern Lebanon to be free of any troops or weapons other than those of the Lebanese state.

15:47 (IST) 21 Oct 2024
Israel Hezbollah Attack Live: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to depart for Middle East with ceasefire negotiations on the cards

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to depart for the Middle East on Monday as the country is pushing to kickstart negotiations for a ceasfire in the region, news agency Reuters reported. This is Blinken's 11th visit to the region since the Oct 7, 2023 attack on Israel by Palestinian militant group Hamas, and comes even as Israel has intensified its strikes on Lebanon and Gaza.

14:13 (IST) 21 Oct 2024
Israel Hezbollah Attack Live: Israel apologizes for strike that killed 3 Lebanese soldiers

The Israeli military Monday apologized for a strike in southern Lebanon that killed three Lebanese soldiers, news agency AP reported.

The military said it is “not operating against the Lebanese Army and apologizes for these unwanted circumstances.” truck transporting a launcher and missiles, the report stated, adding that the military said soldiers were not aware that the second truck belonged to the Lebanese army.

The military said it is “not operating against the Lebanese Army and apologizes for these unwanted circumstances.” (AP)

14:10 (IST) 21 Oct 2024
Israel Hezbollah Attack Live Updates: Iran complains to UN nuclear watchdog about Israeli threats against its nuclear sites

Iran has written to the UN nuclear watchdog complaining about Israel's threats against its nuclear sites, foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday, news agency Reuters reported.

Israel has vowed to attack Iran in retaliation for a volley of Iranian missiles launched on October 1, leading to widespread speculation that Iran's nuclear sites could be among Israel's targets.

"Threats to attack nuclear sites are against U.N. resolutions.... and are condemned... we have sent a letter about it to... the U.N. nuclear watchdog," Baghaei said at a press conference, according to the report.

Separately, Baghaei said Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi would travel to Bahrain and Kuwait on Monday as part of Iran's efforts to curb regional tensions. (Reuters)

11:43 (IST) 21 Oct 2024
Israel Hezbollah Attack Live Updates: US says THAAD anti-missile system is 'in place' in Israel

The US military has rushed its advanced anti-missile system to Israel and it is now "in place", Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said, news agency Reuters reported.

THAAD, or the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system, is a critical part of the US military's layered air defense systems and adds to Israel's already formidable anti-missile defenses.

"The THAAD system is in place," Austin said, speaking to reporters before his arrival in Ukraine on Monday.

He declined to say whether it was operational, but added: "We have the ability to put it into operation very quickly and we're on pace with our expectations." (Reuters)

11:39 (IST) 21 Oct 2024
Israel-Hezbollah Attack Live Updates: US envoy Hochstein to hold ceasefire talks with Lebanese officials, sources say

US envoy Amos Hochstein will be in Beirut on Monday for talks with Lebanese officials on conditions for a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanese armed group Hezbollah, two sources in Lebanon told Reuters, as Israel expanded its air campaign on the group's assets overnight. (Reuters)

11:22 (IST) 21 Oct 2024
Israel-Hezbollah Attack Live Updates: Residents flee as blasts hit Beirut

Hundreds of Beirut residents fled their homes late on Sunday with multiple explosions heard across the Lebanese capital, as Israel prepared to attack sites linked to the financial operations of the group, asking people to leave those areas immediately.

Over the past two days, the Israeli military has attacked Hezbollah’s arms facilities in southern Beirut, its intelligence headquarters, and an underground workshop for the production of weapons.

11:16 (IST) 21 Oct 2024
Israel-Hezbollah Attack Live Updates: Israel gives US its demands for ending war in Lebanon

Israel has given the White House a document with its conditions for a diplomatic solution to end the war in Lebanon, news agency Reuters reported.

The conditions, put forward last week, included the IDF forces be allowed to engage in “active enforcement” to make sure Hezbollah doesn’t rearm and rebuild its military infrastructure close to the border, besides demanding its air force have freedom of operation in Lebanese air space, the report said.

In response to these demands, a US official told Axios it was highly unlikely that Lebanon and the international community would agree to Israel’s conditions.

11:14 (IST) 21 Oct 2024
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