Israel-Lebanon escalation: IDF reportedly dropped over 80 bombs to eliminate Nasrallah

▪️ Over 80 bombs were dropped over a period of a few minutes to eliminate Hassan Nasrallah on Friday, two senior Israeli defense officials told the NYT. At least eight planes armed with 2,000-pound bunker buster bombs were used in the attack, video published on the IDF's social media revealed. The bombs included the US-manufactured BLU-109 with a JDAM precision guidance system.

▪️ The IDF targeted Nasrallah because “he was building such a huge arsenal of weapons,” including 200,000 rockets, missiles, and drones for the sole purpose of going “to war with Israel,” retired IDF spokesperson Peter Lerner said.

▪️ According to Israeli sources, half of Hezbollah's rockets and missiles – estimated at around 120,000 – have been neutralized during a week of intense Israeli military operations.

▪️ Israel hoped that the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah would "significantly degrade" the Lebanese movement, eliminating the need for a ground invasion, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing an unnamed senior Israeli official.

▪️ However, the possibility of an Israeli ground invasion of Lebanon "is not ruled out, but it is not confirmed either," Roni Kaplan, an IDF spokesperson, told journalists.

▪️ The Pentagon is considering sending new forces to the Middle East following the elimination of Hassan Nasrallah by Israel, and various options have been presented to US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin amid fears of a possible response from Iran or Hezbollah, NBC News reported, citing US officials.

▪️ Israel only notified the US about the IDF’s strike targeting Nasrallah after its planes were already in the air, a US official told The Times of Israel.

▪️ Kamala Harris echoed Joe Biden’s statement that Nasrallah’s killing was a “measure of justice,” claiming that "Nasrallah was a terrorist with American blood on his hands."

▪️ Israel’s military said its fighter jets had attacked “hundreds of targets” in Lebanon in recent hours in a post on social media. The targets reportedly included rocket launch sites and buildings where weapons and “military structures” of the Hezbollah movement were stored.

▪️ Israeli attacks killed 33 people across Lebanon, with over 195 injured, the country’s Health Ministry said.

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📹 Footage of a place where Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed on September 27 as a result of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut’s southern suburbs, shared by Lebanese media.

US-made bombs designed to destroy heavily fortified objects, such as bunkers, were used in the strike, according to reports.

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📹 China sets two world records with spectacular display of over 10,000 drones

A breathtaking drone show featuring 10,197 drones took place in Shenzhen Bay Park on Thursday night, breaking two Guinness World Records and kicking off a series of performances in celebration of the country’s National Day.

The show reportedly set records for "the most drones simultaneously airborne under the control of a single computer" and "the most drones forming an aerial image."

👉 Check out footage of the show that has just started to pop up online and has already gone viral.

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Israel struck a residential building in a southern suburb of Beirut just a few minutes ago. The Israeli Defense Forces claimed the target of the precision strike was a Hezbollah leader, but they are still trying to determine whether he was killed.

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