The killings of top Hezbollah commanders were not enough and so Hassan Nasrallah also needed to be killed,the Israeli PM said.
Israel claims to have killed the Hezbollah leader,in effect signalling that it is ready to take on Iran directly and is challenging it to hit back,if it dares.
In New York,Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel will continue striking Hezbollah and will not stop until all of its goals are achieved.
Why has the conflict over the Israel-Lebanon border escalated? How bad is it looking? And what do Iran and the US want to happen?
After October 7,Israel is not interested in red lines,and tragically,Lebanon will probably come to know the horror of that.
Vladimir Putin and Benjamin Netanyahu have calculated that their national and political interests will be much better served with Donald Trump in the White House.
It was the first such Israeli attack on Lebanon’s capital in months and came shortly after Hezbollah pounded northern Israel with 140 rockets.
In addition to exploding electronic devices,Israel has moved a powerful fighting force up of thousands of troops to the northern border.
These are the towns and villages Israel wants back for its people.
US President Joe Biden said Netanyahu was not doing enough to secure a deal for the release of hostages held in Gaza by Hamas.
Polarising ex-Israeli spokesman Eylon Levy spells out what is staying Netanyahu’s hand on ceasefire and has accused Australia of losing its initial “moral clarity”.