Israel has intensified its military operations in Lebanon since last Friday, when it killed the leader of Hizbullah Hasan Nasrala.
Just yesterday, 105 people died and 359 were injured in Israeli attacks, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health. This morning, a bombing on an apartment building in Beirut had killed four people, in the first attack on the city center since the outbreak of the war in the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023.
Later, Israeli Air Force planes attacked "dozens of launchers and buildings where weapons were stored in the Bekaa region in Lebanon," the army said in a statement released on Telegram.
This morning, Hamas announced that its leader in Lebanon, Fateh Sherif Abu el-Amin, was killed along with some family members in an Israeli attack in the southern part of the country.
Close collaboration between Iran and Lebanon
The spokesman for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs says that his country is closely following the events with the Lebanese authorities following the Israeli bombings in Beirut.
Many Lebanese remain in the area where Nasrala died
More than two days after the Israeli airstrike that killed the leader of Hizbullah, smoke continues to rise from the rubble. Israel said that Friday night's attack targeted a meeting in an underground Hizbullah complex. The explosions brought down multiple apartment towers in the densely populated southern Shiite suburb of Beirut, known as Dahiyeh.
Hizbullah confirmed in a statement on Saturday that its veteran leader, Hasan Nasrala, was killed in the attack, a severe blow to the group he had led for 32 years. On Sunday, Associated Press journalists saw smoke still rising over the rubble as people flocked to the site, some to check on what remained of their homes, others to pay their respects and pray. Some were simply there to inspect the destruction.
Australia condemns support for Hizbullah shown in yesterday's demonstrations
The Australian Government condemned on Monday the support shown to Hizbullah by some attendees at the massive demonstrations held the day before in several cities of the country, including Sydney and Melbourne, to demand a ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese expressed concern over some "worrying signs" during these demonstrations, while rejecting the importation of "radical ideologies and conflicts" into the country, according to a transcript of his speech released by his office.
"We condemn any indication of support for a terrorist organization like Hizbullah. It not only threatens national security but also fuels fear and division in our communities," Foreign Minister Penny Wong emphasized on her X account.