Live blog: Israeli strike in central Beirut kills three Palestinian leaders

Monday, September 30, 2024

0644 GMT — Israeli forces launched early on Monday an air strike on Beirut's Kola area, making it the first attack inside the Lebanese capital since the conflict with Hezbollah started last October.

According to an Anadolu correspondent, an Israeli drone targeted a fifth-floor apartment in a building on the road connecting Beirut with Rafik Hariri International Airport.

The strike sparked a fire in the apartment, which was brought under control by firefighters.

The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) later confirmed that the strike killed three of its leaders: Mohammed Abdel Aal, a political bureau member and head of the military and security division; Imad Ouda, the military commander in Lebanon, and Abdel Rahman Abdel Aal, whose position was not disclosed.

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0554 GMT — Hamas confirms killing of leader in Israeli strike

Palestinian resistance group Hamas said that its leader in Lebanon Fateh Sherif Abu el-Amin was killed along with some of his family members in an Israeli strike in the south of the country.

0117 GMT — Israel carried out strikes on dozens of Hezbollah targets in Lebanon: IDF

The Israeli military said its fighter jets launched fresh strikes on dozens of Hezbollah targets in Lebanon's Bekaa region.

Israeli jets "attacked dozens of launchers and buildings where weapons were stored in the Bekaa in Lebanon", it said in a statement on Telegram, adding the sites were linked to the Lebanese group Hezbollah.

Israel "will continue to attack powerfully, damage and degrade Hezbollah's military capabilities and infrastructure in Lebanon", it added.

0020 GMT — Popular Front for Liberation of Palestine says 3 leaders killed by Israel

The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) said in a statement that three of its leaders were killed in an Israeli strike that targeted Beirut's Kola district.

2309 GMT — Israel kills over two dozen Palestinians across Gaza

Israel has killed at least 25 Palestinians and wounded many others in heavy strikes on besieged Gaza, the Civil Defence said.

The killings by Israel took place in Beit Lahia, Jabalia, Gaza City, Nuseirat camp and Deir al Balah.

2251 GMT — Israel's attacks against Yemen, Syria, Lebanon is 'dangerous escalation' backed by US: Hamas

The Israeli military's attacks on Yemen, Syria and Lebanon represent a "dangerous escalation" backed by the US, the Palestinian resistance group Hamas said.

In a statement, the group condemned "the terrorist Zionist bombardment of Yemen targeting civilian facilities in the port of Al Hudaida as well as the aggression against Syria, which constitutes a dangerous escalation and an extension of the occupation's aggression and crimes in Palestine, Lebanon and the Arab region with blatant American support".

The group emphasised that "the criminal enemy will not break the morale of our people or the peoples of our region, nor will it undermine the resolve of the resistance".

2206 GMT — Saudi Arabia calls for Lebanon's sovereignty to be respected

Saudi Arabia expressed its "great concern" at the war in Lebanon, calling for the country's "sovereignty and territorial integrity" to be respected.

A foreign ministry statement said: "The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is following with great concern the developments taking place in the Republic of Lebanon."

2121 GMT — Israel kills over 100 people across Lebanon

The death toll in Israeli strikes across Lebanon has risen to 105, including 32 in Ain Deleb, a town southeast of the port city of Sidon, 33 in the northeastern district of Baalbek-Hermel and seven more in Marjayoun, a Reuters tally based on Health Ministry statements showed.

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