Israeli aircraft strike an apartment building in Beirut, and this is the first such attack on the territory of the Lebanese capital since the beginning of the conflict in the Middle East on October 7, and it occurs at a time when Israel is escalating military actions against Iran's allies in the region, Reuters reported, quoted by BTA. referring to eyewitnesses.
The blow was inflicted on the upper floor of a residential building in the Kola district. in the Lebanese capital, according to the agency's eyewitnesses.
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) said in a statement that three of its leaders were killed in the Israeli strike. The NFOP is one of the military groups fighting against Israel.
So far, the Israeli armed forces have not responded to a request for comment, notes Reuters.
The frequent attacks by Israel against the military group "Hezbollah" in Lebanon and against Houthi rebels in Yemen have raised fears that fighting in the Middle East could spiral out of control and involve Iran and Israel's main ally – USA.
US President Joe Biden said he will speak with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, stressing that a full-scale war in the Middle East must be avoided, Reuters and the Associated Press reported, as quoted by BTA.
"This has to happen," Biden told the media as he boarded the presidential plane. "We really need to avoid it," he added.
The president's statements come at a time when Israeli airstrikes on the territory of Lebanon have killed dozens of people.
The president did not specify when he plans to speak with Netanyahu.
The Lebanese group "Hezbollah" suffered a series of deadly blows to its command structure, including the assassination of its leader, Hassan Nasrallah. Israel also struck the Yemeni Houthis.
The White House considers Nasrallah's death a huge blow to the group. At the same time, the administration is trying to tread carefully, trying to stop the war between Israel and Hamas, which, like Hezbollah, is backed by Iran, from turning into a large-scale regional conflict, AP notes.
Israel said it bombed Houthi targets in Yemen last night, widening its confrontation with Iran's allies in the region days after the killing of the leader of "Hezbollah" Said Hassan Nasrallah in Lebanon, reported Reuters.
The airstrikes on the Yemeni port of Hodeidah were in response to Houthi missile attacks on Israel in recent days, Israel said, amid fears that fighting in the Middle East could spiral out of control and involve Iran and the main ally of Israel - USA.
The Houthi-run health ministry said at least four people were killed and 29 wounded.
The strikes came at a time when Israel is increasingly attacking targets in Lebanon, where intensified bombing over the past two weeks has killed a number of senior Hezbollah leaders. and hundreds of thousands of people were forced to leave their homes, notes Reuters.
Israel last night threatened to continue its attacks.
"She lost her head and we have to keep hitting "Hezbollah" strongly", said the chief of the general staff of the Israeli army Herzi Halevi.
The Lebanese Ministry of Health said that Israeli strikes last night killed 32 people in Ain Deleb in the south of the country and 21 people in Baalbek-Hermel in the east, and that 14 medics were killed in airstrikes in recent two days. According to Reuters calculations based on information from the health ministry, the total number of people killed in Lebanon last night reached at least 105 people.
Israeli drones circled over Beirut overnight and for most of the day yesterday, and loud explosions from new airstrikes could be heard across the Lebanese capital.
"Hezbollah" and Israel have been exchanging fire across the border since the start of the Gaza war, which was sparked by an attack by Hamas militants. on October 7. During this time, the Yemeni Houthis began carrying out sporadic attacks against Israel and interfering with shipping in the Red Sea.
Two weeks ago, Israel quickly stepped up its attacks against "Hezbollah" and announced that he was doing this in order to make the northern areas of the country safe for residents to return to their homes. Now Israel's defense minister is considering expanding the offensive.
Nasrallah's death dealt a particularly serious blow to the group he led for 32 years and was followed by another rocket attack by "Hezbollah" on Israel, and Iran said his death would be avenged.
The United States has called for a diplomatic solution to the conflict in Lebanon, but has also allowed its military to build up in the region amid rising tensions.
US Senator Mark Kelly, who heads the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee, said the bomb with which Israel killed Nasrallah was American-made.
In Iran, which helped create "Hezbollah" In the early 1980s, senior officials mourned the death of a senior Revolutionary Guard member killed along with Nasrallah, and Tehran called for a UN Security Council meeting on Israel's actions.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been moved to a safe location in Iran since Nasrallah's assassination, sources told Reuters.