– US Sends More Troops To Mideast As Israel Strikes Beirut, Hezbollah Targets Haifa:
Update(1312ET): For the second time since Friday, Israel has launched a major strike on the southern Beirut neighborhood of Dahiyam, in what the IDF says was a targeted strike on senior Hezbollah leader Ali Karaki. In last Friday’s strike several Hezbollah commanders were taken out, in an attack which also left many civilian casualties. Karaki’s fate is unclear at this point. He’s widely reported to be Hezbollah’s head of its southern front operations.
This has been the heaviest day of fighting in nearly a year since Oct.7, with the IDF saying by Monday evening it has struck about 800 targets in Lebanon today alone. “The IDF is striking to remove threats to Israeli civilians and degrade Hezbollah’s terrorist infrastructure and capabilities,” a statement said. Israel has also just declared an emergency “special situation” for the entire country as this looks to be the start of all-out war against Hezbollah in Lebanon. The total Lebanese death toll is fast approaching 300.
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