{"id":2346763,"date":"2024-09-27T13:40:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T17:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-strikes-hezbollah-headquarters-in-beirut-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-27T13:41:14","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T17:41:14","slug":"israel-strikes-hezbollah-headquarters-in-beirut-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-strikes-hezbollah-headquarters-in-beirut-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel strikes Hezbollah headquarters in Beirut &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fisrael-strikes-hezbollah-headquarters-in-beirut-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2346763&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On Friday, the Israeli military conducted\u200d an airstrike on Hezbollah&#8217;s headquarters \u200bin Beirut, Lebanon, as confirmed by an Israeli Defense Forces spokesperson, Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari. The strike was characterized\u200d as a\u2063 &#8220;precise&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-embassy-alert-tells-americans-not-to-travel-to-airport-nearby-explosions-reported\/\" title=\"U.S. Embassy alert tells Americans not to travel to airport, nearby explosions reported\">attack aimed<\/a>\u2063 at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/safety-inspector-posing-as-intruder-able-to-enter-uvalde-school-unchallenged-nearly-seven-months-after-massacre\/\" title=\"Safety Inspector Posing as Intruder Able to Enter Uvalde School Unchallenged Nearly Seven Months After Massacre\">central command center<\/a> of Hezbollah, which was strategically situated beneath residential\u2062 buildings in the city.\u2064 There are reports suggesting that the\u200c strike may have targeted Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, but it remains unclear if he was killed or survived, as well as \u200bthe status of other\u2064 potential \u2062casualties among\u200b Hezbollah leaders and civilians.<\/p>\n<p>This airstrike marks a significant escalation in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, which has\u2063 seen increased military actions over recent weeks. Israeli forces have primarily engaged in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taliban-names-fbi-wanted-alleged-terror-leader-as-afghan-interior-minister\/\" title=\"Taliban Names FBI-Wanted Alleged Terror Leader As Afghan Interior Minister\">cross-border attacks<\/a> but\u200d have recently\u2062 targeted top Hezbollah\u200b commanders. Israeli military officials have cautioned about the potential for a ground invasion into \u200bsouthern Lebanon, amid ongoing hostilities that have displaced over 100,000 \u200dpeople in northern Israel and southern Lebanon.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Israel strikes Hezbollah headquarters in Beirut<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1770466\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Israeli<\/a> military carried out an airstrike on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hezbollah\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hezbollah&rsquo;s<\/a> headquarters in Beirut, <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lebanon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Lebanon\">Lebanon<\/a>, on Friday, according to a spokesperson.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Israel Defense Forces spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari described the attack as a &ldquo;precise strike on the Central Headquarters of the Hezbollah terror organization &mdash; that served as the epicenter of Hezbollah&rsquo;s terror.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Hezbollah&rsquo;s headquarters, he said, was intentionally located &ldquo;under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/univ-of-mich-locks-out-students-for-not-taking-required-covid-19-tests\/\" title=\"Univ. of Mich. locks out students for not taking required COVID-19 tests\">residential buildings<\/a> in the heart of&rdquo; Beirut.<\/p>\n<p>Initial reporting <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TreyYingst\/status\/1839693603402121235\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"indicates\">indicates<\/a> the target of the strike was none other than Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, though it is unclear whether he survived or was killed in the strike. It is also unclear whether other Hezbollah leaders could have been injured or killed, as well as if there were any civilian casualties.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rescuers arrive at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minnesota-dem-fundraises-with-california-group-that-backed-defund-the-police-movement\/\" title=\"Minnesota Dem Fundraises With California Group That Backed Defund the Police Movement\">southern suburbs<\/a> on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. (AP Photo\/Hassan Ammar)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>If Nasrallah was killed in the strike, it would mark the highest-level Hezbollah leader killed in the war and arguably the most important official across Iran&rsquo;s proxies to be killed since Hamas&rsquo;s Oct. 7 terrorist attack.<\/p>\n<p>Israel and Hezbollah have engaged in a controlled war for nearly a year, though Israeli forces have expanded the conflict in recent weeks. The two sides had largely engaged in cross-border projectile fires, but Israel, in recent weeks, has decimated Hezbollah&rsquo;s top command leaders.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli military leaders have also warned about the possibility of a ground invasion into southern Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p>The attacks that have taken place in northern Israel and southern Lebanon have displaced more than 100,000 people on both sides of the border, and even more left southern Lebanon this week after Israeli officials urged them to leave their homes and flee north.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in New York, where he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3168864\/netanyahu-warns-iran-proxies-un-address\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>addressed<\/a> the United Nations General Assembly. During his speech, he reiterated that Israel&rsquo;s fight is against Iran and its proxies in the Middle East, including Hezbollah.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s unclear how Hezbollah and Iran will respond to the latest attack, which would almost certainly be viewed as a clear escalation. <\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, Iranian&nbsp;President&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/drpezeshkian\/photo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a>Masoud Pezeshkian addressed the U.N. General Assembly, and he warned that Israel&rsquo;s attacks against Hezbollah &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3165324\/israel-attacks-lebanon-cannot-go-unanswered-iran-un\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cannot go unanswered<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1770466\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1770466\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israel targets Hezbollah HQ in Beirut with airstrike<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2671,"featured_media":2346765,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/beirut-strike-092724.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[36684,5237,24658,4671,36808],"class_list":["post-2346763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-beirut","tag-conflict","tag-hezbollah","tag-israel","tag-military-action"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/beirut-strike-092724.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2346763","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2671"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2346763"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2346763\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2346765"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2346763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2346763"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2346763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}