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MIDDLE EAST ISRAEL ... LEBANON ... IRAN ....AUGUST 3RD 2024 USS Pentagonal: BREAKING! Hezbollah Launches MASSIVE MISSILE STRIKE! Israel's True Power proven again! Iran in SHOCK Original article: Peter Burgess COMMENTARY Peter Burgess
BREAKING! Hezbollah Launches MASSIVE MISSILE STRIKE! Israel's True Power proven again! Iran in SHOCK USS Pentagonal 521K subscribers Aug 3, 2024 BREAKING! Hezbollah Launches MASSIVE MISSILE STRIKE! Israel's True Power proven again! Iran in SHOCK Transcript 0:09 tensions between Israel and Hezbollah reached a boiling point tonight leading to a dramatic escalation of violence following hezbollah's Relentless attacks yesterday and today the Israeli Air Force launched a series of air strikes in Lebanon and along the Syrian Border in the early hours of this morning Hezbollah backed by Iran retaliated by firing a massive barrage of rockets at Israel and testing the capabilities of the Iron Dome defense system as both sides prepare for an allout War All Foreign citizens in Lebanon are being evacuated let's take a closer look at 0:46 the last minute and very striking 0:48 developments of the conflict a few hours 0:51 ago a large number of Iron Dome 0:53 interventions were seen over the Galilee 0:55 Panhandle during rocket attacks from 0:58 Lebanon Sirens sounded in kirat schona 1:01 and some nearby settlements Hezbollah 1:03 says it fired dozens of rockets at 1:05 Israel several impacts reported 1:07 Hezbollah says it fired dozens of 1:09 katucha rockets at Israel iran-backed 1:11 Hezbollah says its latest attack was in 1:14 response to Israeli strikes on cafarella 1:16 and dar Syrian in Lebanon in which it 1:19 claims civilians were injured most of 1:21 the Rockets were intercepted by the Iron 1:23 Dome system Israeli local authorities 1:26 say several impacts were detected near 1:29 bate Hillel the wet News website reports 1:32 that a fire broke out in the area at the 1:34 moment the Israeli Iron Dome has 1:36 intercepted Hezbollah Rockets but the 1:38 situation is very tense the Israeli War 1:41 cabinet has convened and is prepared for 1:43 allout war during the day the Israel 1:46 Defense Forces said it had struck 1:48 Hezbollah Targets in South Lebanon and 1:50 confirmed a drone strike on an earlier 1:52 operation this evening the Israel 1:54 Defense Forces reported that war planes 1:57 struck Hezbollah buildings and other 1:58 infrastructure facili in kafar Kila in 2:01 southern Lebanon the Israel Defense Forces also confirmed that a Hezbollah member was killed in a drone strike in the village of Dar seran earlier today the statement followed a reported Israeli air strike this evening on the village of Dar seran in southern Lebanon the Israel Defense Forces IDF also reported that Israeli war planes today struck several Hezbollah buildings in t Hara and kafer Kila in southern Lebanon Israeli Army tanks also shelled Hezbollah positions in rabal tal Latin meanwhile Hezbollah claimed responsibility for several rocket attacks on Israeli communities and IDF outposts along the border in the upper and western parts of the Galilee the Israel Defense Forces reported that at least one shell hit the community of avivim causing no injuries in addition the military reportedly shelled launching bases in southern Lebanon with artillery also at noon today Hezbollah claimed that Israel had 3:01 hit a convoy of trucks on the Syrian 3:03 Lebanese border a source close to 3:06 Hezbollah said Israel attacked a convoy 3:08 of trucks entering Lebanon from 3:10 Syria three Israeli air strikes targeted 3:13 a convoy of tankers in the hos aled Ali 3:16 area on the Syrian Lebanese border 3:19 injuring a Syrian driver The Source said 3:21 in a statement he added that this was 3:24 the latest in a series of Israeli air 3:26 strikes on the border area the Syrian 3:28 Observatory for human rights also 3:30 reported Israeli strikes on Syrian 3:33 territory near the Lebanese border but 3:35 did not mention any casualties The 3:37 uk-based Observatory citing sources 3:40 inside Syria said the strikes targeted 3:43 an area near a border crossing between 3:45 Lebanon and Syria used by Hezbollah to 3:47 transport trucks and members of the 3:49 group one attack targeted a convoy of 3:52 lores while the other targeted a farm 3:54 outside the city of cuser in Ham's 3:57 Province The Observatory said Iranian 4:00 backed Hezbollah has a strong presence 4:02 on both sides of the eastern part of the 4:04 Lebanese Syrian border where it supports 4:06 the regime of Syrian president Bashar 4:09 al-assad on the other hand the Israeli 4:12 Army is on high alert it is reported 4:14 that Israeli leaders who are preparing 4:16 for an attack on many fronts are 4:18 discussing the Readiness for a possible 4:20 Total War Israel is preparing for 4:23 possible attacks by Iran and Hezbollah 4:25 in the coming days and assesses that 4:27 they may come from several fronts 4:30 Channel 12 reported Israel's Security 4:33 Services are on the highest level of 4:35 alert and members of the us-led 4:38 International Coalition aimed at 4:40 preventing such attacks are ready to 4:42 deter and prevent them the Israeli 4:44 leadership is holding discussions on how 4:46 Israel will respond to such attacks 4:49 including Readiness to engage in an 4:51 allout war in this context as such the 4:55 home front commands instructions to the 4:57 public have not changed the IDE DF 5:00 emphasized that if anything changes the 5:02 public will be informed immediately the 5:05 television report quoted an editorial in 5:07 today's issue of Iran's pro- regime 5:10 Kahan newspaper warning that unlike 5:12 Iran's attack on Israel in April which 5:15 was almost completely thwarted this time 5:17 the attack would Target strategic 5:19 centers in the Israeli interior such as 5:21 Tel Aviv and hia and the homes of 5:24 Israeli officials the television report 5:27 also said that Shiite militias in Iraq 5:29 were threatening to attack both Israel 5:32 and US targets Iran has influenced 5:35 Israel by canceling flights of several 5:37 foreign Airlines and raising concern 5:39 among Israelis about an impending attack 5:41 the report said while the assassination 5:43 of Hamas leader Ismael Han in an Iranian 5:46 revolutionary guard guest house in the 5:48 heart of tan on Wednesday morning has 5:51 left the regime feeling deeply 5:53 penetrated and completely open to 5:55 Israeli intelligence amid fears of war 5:58 the US and Britain have called on their 6:00 citizens to leave Lebanon by any means 6:03 possible the American and British 6:05 governments urged their citizens in 6:07 Lebanon on Saturday to leave the country 6:09 as soon as possible citing Rising 6:12 tensions with Israel as they brace for 6:14 Iran and hezbollah's response to last 6:16 week's highlevel assassinations the US 6:19 Embassy in Lebanon also urged its 6:21 citizens on Saturday to leave Lebanon on 6:24 any available ticket the warning came a 6:26 few days after the US raised its travel 6:28 warning for the country to do not travel 6:31 level four on Wednesday citing 6:33 heightened tensions between Hezbollah 6:36 and Israel the US embassy's statement on 6:38 Saturday said that despite the 6:40 suspension and cancellation of flights 6:42 commercial transportation options are 6:44 available to leave Lebanon we encourage 6:47 those wishing to leave Lebanon to book 6:48 any Ticket available to them even if the 6:51 flight does not depart immediately or 6:52 follow their first choice itinerary the 6:55 statement said the British foreign 6:56 secretary called on British citizens in 6:58 Lebanon to leave the country immediately 7:02 the British government has called on its 7:03 citizens in Lebanon to leave the country 7:06 immediately amid fears of an allout war 7:09 between Israel and Hezbollah and a wider 7:11 regional conflict tensions are high and 7:15 the situation could deteriorate rapidly 7:17 says British foreign secretary David 7:19 Lamy in a statement as we work day and 7:21 night to strengthen our cular presence 7:23 in Lebanon my message to British 7:25 citizens there is clear leave now Air 7:29 France and transavia have canceled 7:31 flights to Beirut until Tuesday due to 7:33 Regional tensions France Master Air 7:37 France km has announced that flights to 7:39 Beirut by Air France and lowcost carrier 7:41 transavia France will remain suspended 7:44 until at least Tuesday due to security 7:47 concerns in the region the two French 7:49 Airlines first stopped serving the route 7:51 on Monday a day after Israel vowed to 7:54 retaliate following rocket fire from 7:56 Lebanon that killed 12 children in the 7:58 town of Al Shams Tel Aviv flights will 8:01 continue as normal a spokesman said in a 8:04 statement last week after 12 children 8:06 and teenagers were killed in a rocket 8:08 attack by iran-backed Hezbollah in the 8:10 Golan Heights on 27 in July many 8:13 countries issued emergency Travel 8:14 warnings to Lebanon while Israel said it 8:16 would make Hezbollah pay a heavy price 8:18 for the attack following the Hezbollah 8:21 attack the British foreign office urged 8:23 the British to avoid any travel to 8:24 Lebanon and called on citizens of 8:27 Germany Ireland and the Netherlands to 8:29 leave the country immediately Sweden 8:32 Norway Belgium and Denmark also 8:34 reiterated their calls for their 8:36 citizens to leave Lebanon in a video 8:39 sent to X on Wednesday Australian 8:41 foreign minister Penny Wong said my 8:44 message to Australian citizens and 8:46 residents in Lebanon is now is the time 8:49 to leave if you are in Australia and are 8:51 thinking of traveling to Lebanon 8:55 don't Poland also updated its travel 8:58 guidance on Friday in light of the 9:00 escalating situation advising its 9:02 citizens not to travel to Lebanon or 9:04 Israel as the country's national airline 9:06 canel flights to the countries Poland 9:09 also advised against traveling to Iran 9:12 Arab media reported on Friday that 9:14 Hezbollah had evacuated senior Personnel 9:16 from its strongholds in the southern 9:18 suburbs of Beirut in anticipation of 9:21 possible Israeli attacks Jordan urged 9:24 its citizens to leave Lebanon as soon as 9:26 possible the Jordanian Ministry of 9:28 Foreign Affairs issued a statement 9:30 calling on all Jordanian citizens in 9:32 Lebanon to leave the country as soon as 9:34 possible due to developments in the 9:36 region and concerns for the safety of 9:38 its citizens it is also stated that 9:41 those planning to travel to Lebanon 9:43 should not travel Canada warned its 9:45 citizens to avoid any kind of travel to 9:47 Israel Canada warned its citizens to 9:50 avoid any kind of travel to Israel 9:52 stating that the regional armed conflict 9:54 jeopardizes Security in the travel 9:57 warning issued by the Canadian 9:59 government to raise the risk level for 10:00 traveling to Israel the Canadian 10:02 government stated the security situation 10:05 may worsen without any warning in the 10:08 travel warning if armed conflict 10:11 intensifies it could affect your ability 10:13 to leave by commercial means closure of 10:15 airspace may lead to travel disruptions 10:18 including flight cancellations and 10:20 diversions Sweden announced it would 10:22 close its Embassy in Beirut after urging 10:25 thousands of its citizens to leave 10:26 Lebanon over fears that the war in Gaza 10:29 could escalate into a region-wide 10:31 conflict this week's assassinations of 10:34 Hamas leader Ismael Han and Senior 10:36 Hezbollah Commander fuad shuker 10:39 heightened Regional tensions during the 10:41 Israel Hamas War the foreign Ministry 10:43 has instructed its staff to leave Beirut 10:45 and go to Cyprus and the foreign 10:47 Ministry plans to temporarily move its 10:49 Embassy foreign minister Tobias bilstrom 10:52 told Swedish radio the decision was 10:55 taken initially for the month of August 10:57 but could be extended depending on the 10:59 security situation he said the ministry 11:02 is closely following developments it 11:04 says according to the Ministry of 11:06 Foreign Affairs up to 10,000 Swedish 11:08 citizens are likely to have traveled to 11:10 Lebanon this summer this is contrary to 11:13 the travel warning for the country which 11:15 has been in place since October 11:17 2023 I call on swedes in Lebanon to 11:20 leave the country in every possible way 11:22 while there is still time it says 11:25 meanwhile Iran has responded to 11:27 conflicting reports that honey was 11:29 planted with a bomb a short-range bullet 11:32 killed Han Iran's revolutionary guard 11:35 said a short-range bullet was behind the 11:37 killing of Hamas political leader Ismael 11:39 Han denying claims by state television 11:41 that the assassination was carried out 11:43 by an explosive device planted earlier 11:45 in the building reiterating its call for 11:48 retaliation the television statement 11:50 said a rocket with a 7 kg about 15 lbs 11:53 Warhead was used to Target Han's 11:55 residents in the capital Tron on 11:57 Wednesday causing heavy destruction 12:00 details on the location of the residents 12:02 were not provided the statement also 12:04 said that the United States supported 12:06 the attack while Iran blamed Israel for 12:08 the attack Han was in Iran to attend the 12:12 swearing and ceremony of newly elected 12:13 Iranian president massud pesh Kean the 12:17 action was designed and carried out by 12:19 the Zionist regime and supported by the 12:21 United States the guard said in a 12:24 statement the warmonger and the Zionist 12:26 regime will be severely punished at the 12:29 appropriate time place and capacity it 12:32 added meanwhile earlier today Iran's 12:37 permanent mission to the United Nations 12:39 warned that Hezbollah would strike wider 12:42 and deeper civilian and Military Targets 12:44 in response to the Israeli attack that 12:47 resulted in the killing of senior 12:49 commander fuad shuker in Beirut earlier 12:52 this week Iran said on Saturday that it 12:54 expected the tan backed lebanon-based 12:56 Hezbollah would no longer limit itself 12:59 to military targets and would launch 13:01 deeper attacks inside Israel after 13:03 Israel killed Hezbollah military 13:05 commander fuad shuker the warning came 13:09 amid growing fears of a major escalation 13:11 in the region and a continuation of 13:14 crossborder clashes between Israel and 13:16 Hezbollah Hezbollah began attacking 13:19 Israel after Hamas launched an offensive 13:21 against Israel from Gaza on 7 October 13:24 however according to a statement from 13:26 Iran's representative office at the 13:28 United Nations Israel's attack on a 13:30 densely populated residential area in 13:33 South Beirut has changed Lebanese 13:35 hezbollah's calculations Israel said 13:37 shooker was responsible for the rocket 13:39 attack that killed 12 children and 13:41 teenagers playing football in the Golan 13:43 Heights and that he had been directing 13:45 Hezbollah attacks on Israel since the 13:47 start of the Gaza War a few hours after 13:49 shuker was killed the Iranian 13:51 revolutionary guard announced that Hamas 13:53 leader Ismael Han had been killed in a 13:56 dawn explosion at his Tron accommodation 14:00 Israel has not yet claimed 14:02 responsibility Hezbollah leader Hassan 14:04 nasala said on Thursday that Israel and 14:07 those behind it must wait for our 14:09 inevitable response to the killing of 14:11 shuker and Han Iran and Hamas have also 14:15 announced retaliation clashes continued 14:18 over the weekend the Israel Defense 14:20 Forces IDF announced that a key member 14:22 of hezbollah's Southern front was killed 14:25 in an Israeli drone strike in southern 14:27 Lebanon on Saturday Ali Ali was killed 14:30 in the attack in the town of bazur near 14:32 the coastal city of Sur the Israel 14:35 Defense Forces said Ali was one of the 14:37 main senior members of hezbollah's 14:39 Southern front and was involved in the 14:42 planning and execution of numerous 14:44 attacks the Israel Defense Forces said 14:46 that his killing was a significant blow 14:49 to the functioning of the Southern front 14:51 and Hezbollah in the region the southern 14:53 front is a regional unit of Hezbollah 14:56 responsible for hezbollah's activities 14:58 in all of Southern in Lebanon equivalent 15:00 to a regional command a source close to Hezbollah said late Friday that Israel had also attacked a convoy of trucks entering Lebanon from Syria three Israeli air strikes targeted a convoy of tankers in the hos aled Ali area on the Syrian Lebanese border injuring a Syrian driver the source told AFP The Source added that this was the latest in a series of Israeli strikes on the border area the Syrian Observatory for human rights also reported Israeli strikes in Syrian territory near the Lebanese border but did not mention casualties The uk-based Observatory citing sources inside Syria said the strikes targeted an area near a border crossing between Lebanon and Syria used by Hezbollah to transport trucks and members of the group one of the attacks targeted a convoy of lores while the other targeted a farm outside the city of Kus in Ham's Province The Observatory said in a statement on Saturday iranian-backed 16:00 Hezbollah has a strong presence on both 16:02 sides of the eastern part of the 16:04 Lebanese Syrian border where it supports 16:06 the regime of Syrian president Bashar 16:09 al-assad meanwhile the United States is 16:11 sending more fighter jets and warships 16:13 to the Middle East amid threats from the 16:15 Iran Le axis the US Department of 16:18 Defense Pentagon has announced that the 16:21 US military will deploy additional 16:23 fighter jets and navy warships to the 16:25 Middle East as it seeks to bolster its 16:27 defenses following threats from Iran and 16:30 its allies Hamas and Hezbollah the US 16:33 expects Iran to fulfill its promise to 16:35 respond to the assassination of Hamas 16:37 leader isma Han in tan 2 days ago it was 16:41 one of a series of assassinations of 16:43 senior figures of the Palestinian group 16:46 during the ongoing war with Israel in 16:48 Gaza us defense secretary Lloyd Austin 16:51 approved the deployment of additional 16:53 Navy Cruisers and destroyers capable of 16:55 shooting down ballistic missiles to the 16:57 Middle East and Europe 16:59 he is also sending an additional 17:01 Squadron of fighter jets to the Middle 17:03 East Austin ordered adjustments to the 17:05 US military posture to improve the 17:07 protection of US forces increase support 17:10 for Israel's defense and ensure that the 17:12 US is prepared to respond to a variety 17:15 of contingencies the Pentagon said in a 17:17 statement there had been speculation 17:20 that the Pentagon would not replace the 17:21 USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier 17:24 strike group in the Middle East after 17:26 completing its ongoing deployment 17:29 however Austin decided to replace it by 17:31 rotating in the USS Abraham Lincoln 17:34 aircraft carrier strike group The 17:36 Pentagon statement also stated that 17:39 preparations for the deployment of 17:40 groundbased ballistic missile defense 17:42 systems will be increased a senior 17:45 Pentagon official said that some ships 17:47 based in the Western Mediterranean will 17:49 move eastwards closer to the Israeli 17:51 Coast in order to provide greater 17:54 security could present unique challenges 17:56 to efforts to intercept drones and 17:58 missiles 17:59 secretary Austin has ordered adjustments 18:02 to the US military posture to improve 18:04 the protection of US forces increase 18:07 support for Israel's defense and ensure 18:10 that the United States is prepared to 18:11 respond to a variety of contingencies 18:14 Sabrina Singh Pentagon Deputy press 18:17 secretary said in a statement the 18:19 statement did not specify when 18:21 additional fighter jets and warships 18:23 would arrive but officials said Friday 18:26 that additional aircraft would arrive in 18:27 a few days and Naval reinforcements in a 18:30 slightly longer period earlier on Friday 18:33 officials were still deciding how many 18:35 additional aircraft and warships to send 18:37 officials said they were trying to 18:39 calibrate the American response to send 18:41 the right types of aircraft and ships as 18:43 quickly as possible to help defend 18:44 Israel without appearing to escalate the 18:47 conflict at a news conference earlier on 18:49 Friday Miss Singh had raised the 18:52 possibility that the United States might 18:53 send additional troops to operate the 18:55 additional capabilities the Pentagon had 18:57 sent to the region 18:59 she said the support would be of a 19:00 defensive nature in a telephone conversation on Friday morning with Mr Austin's Israeli counterpart yoav Galant Mr Austin said the United States was committed to helping Israel's defense we will strengthen our Force protection in the region he said the Pentagon is also braced for the possibility that iranian-backed groups such as the Haus in Yemen and kib Hezbollah in Iraq could Target American troops in the region as part of expected Iranian retaliation for the killing of Mr hania this week in his meeting with Mr Galant Mr Austin expressed concern about the dangers of escalation Miss Singh said that all countries in the region would benefit from deescalation in conclusion the escalating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah is a stark reminder of the fragile balance of power in the Middle East and the far-reaching consequences of regional instability this conflict not only tests the mil AR capabilities of both sides 20:00 but also underlines the significant geopolitical socioeconomic and psychological implications for The Wider region the juxtaposition of the effectiveness of Israel's Iron Dome defense system and the resilience of hezb Rocket attacks illustrates a protracted struggle that could destabilize the entire region the involvement of major Powers such as the United States underlines the global risks of this conflict and highlights the urgent need for diplomatic intervention to prevent a wider War as tensions continue to rise the International Community must navigate a complex web of alliances and hostilities to promote a sustainable peace that secures Regional stability and Global Security 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