The son-in-law of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli raid in Damascus, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights announced Wednesday night.
An Israeli strike on a Hezbollah relief center in Beirut left six dead overnight, after a day marked by ground fighting in southern Lebanon where eight Israeli soldiers died.
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“IRAN MUST AND WILL PAY”
“Iran must and will pay for what it did two days ago in Israel,” declared on LCI Boaz Bismuth, Israeli MP from the Likud party, Benyamin Netanyahu’s party. “I think this regime has made a significant mistake.”
EVACUATION ORDER
The Israeli army issued a new order to evacuate areas of southern Beirut during the night from Wednesday to Thursday, announcing probable strikes against Hezbollah. “You are near Hezbollah-related installations and interests, against which the Israeli army will act in the near future,” she said in a statement, pointing to buildings located in the Shiite areas of Haret. Hreik, Burj al-Barajneh and Hadath Gharb.
NASRALLAH’S SON-IN-LAW KILLED
The son-in-law of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, assassinated by Israel last week in a strike on the party’s stronghold in the suburbs of Beirut, was killed in an Israeli raid which left three people dead on Wednesday in Damascus, the Observatory said Syrian human rights. “Hassan Jaafar al-Qasir, son-in-law of Hassan Nasrallah, is one of the two Lebanese victims of the Israeli raid which targeted an apartment in a residential building in the Mazzé district of Damascus.”
A source close to Hezbollah confirmed this information to AFP and specified that Hassan Jaafar al-Qasir was the brother of Jaafar al-Qasir, responsible for the transfer of weapons from Iran to Lebanon, which Israel announced it had killed Tuesday in a strike on the southern suburbs of Beirut.
IRANIAN NUCLEAR SITES
Will Israel attack Iranian nuclear sites? For American President Joe Biden, this is out of the question. “We will discuss with the Israelis what they are going to do,” he said. “They have the right to retaliate, but must respond proportionately.”
UPDATE ON THE SITUATION
- BEYROUTH – An Israeli strike on a Hezbollah aid center in the heart of Beirut left six dead overnight, after a day marked by ground fighting in southern Lebanon where eight Israeli soldiers died.
- DAMAS – Israeli forces killed three people yesterday in Damascus, including the son-in-law of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, himself assassinated by Israel on September 27 in the suburbs of Beirut, an NGO said.
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US President Joe Biden said on Wednesday he was opposed to Israeli strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities, the day after the firing of nearly 200 Iranian missiles towards Israel. “The answer is no”Joe Biden told journalists, when asked about his possible support for such action on the part of Israel. “All seven of us agree that the Israelis have the right to retaliate, but they must respond proportionately”he added, referring to the other G7 leaders.
Son-in-law of former Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah killed
After a week of Israeli bombings on Hezbollah strongholds which left hundreds dead across Lebanon, including 46 on Wednesday, an Israeli strike killed three people in Damascus on Wednesday, including the son-in-law of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, himself murdered by Israel last week in the suburbs of Beirut, an NGO said. “Hassan Jaafar al-Qasir, son-in-law of Hassan Nasrallah, is one of the two Lebanese victims of the Israeli raid which targeted an apartment in a residential building in the Mazzé district of Damascus”indicated the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. A source close to Hezbollah confirmed this information to AFP and specified that Hassan Jaafar al-Qasir was the brother of Jaafar al-Qasir, responsible for the transfer of weapons from Iran to Lebanon, which Israel announced killed Tuesday in a strike on the southern suburbs of Beirut.
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For its part, Iran launched its second direct attack against Israel on Tuesday, followed by threats of cross-retaliation between the two countries. “Iran made a serious mistake (…) and will pay the price”warned the Israeli Prime Minister. Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian, for his part, promised “a stronger response” in the event of reprisals, while ensuring that his country does not “wasn’t looking for war”.
The military escalation between Israel on the one hand, Iran and Hezbollah on the other, raises fears that the situation in the Middle East could spiral out of control, a year after the unprecedented attack carried out by Hamas, an ally of Hezbollah, on Israeli soil, which started the war in the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023.
