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IDF Drops 73 Tons of Explosives on Hezbollah Headquarters
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) dropped 73 tons of explosives on a headquarters in a Beirut suburb where Hashim Safi al-Din, the successor to the liquidated leader of the Hezbollah movement, could have been located. This was reported on October 4 by the Ynet portal.“On Friday night, Air Force planes dropped bombs weighing a total of 73 tons on a bunker <…> in the Dahiya area, which was identified as the ‘main intelligence headquarters’ of Hezbollah,” the article states. It is estimated that Safi al-Din was on the territory of the complex at the time of the strike. The publication noted that it is currently unknown what the shelling of the Shiite movement's positions led to. As reported by Regnum, on the evening of October 2, the Israel Defense Forces said it had carried out a "precision" strike on Beirut, attacking the Bashoura neighborhood in the center of the Lebanese capital. According to the Lebanese Health Ministry, the strike killed nine people and injured 14 others. As reported by Sky News Arabia, the target of the attack in central Beirut was a medical center affiliated with Hezbollah. Related: Beirut: 2024-10-04 IRGC consultant dies from injuries in alleged Israel strike on Damascus this week — Iranian media Beirut: 2024-10-04 IDF officer killed in Lebanon; strike hits Hezbollah commander behind rocket attack on kids Beirut: 2024-10-04 Exit? New Hezbollah Sec-Gen, Hashem Safieddine and his Family and Senior Hezbollah Officials Targeted in very heavy IAF airstrikes on Dahieh Posted by: badanov 2024-10-05 |
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