Iran has condemned the United States of America for being ‘complicit’ in the Israeli strikes conducted on Gaza and Lebanon. It has also accused Israel of using over 5,000-pound bunker buster bombs “gifted” by the US in its fresh strikes on residential areas in Beirut. The States responded saying that it had no prior information of the strikes.
Meanwhile, IDF said that Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed after being the target of these strikes which knocked out six buildings.
“Hassan Nasrallah will no longer be able to terrorize the world,” it said in a post on X.

The Israeli military has announced that it had killed Muhammad Ali Ismail, the commander of Hezbollah’s missile unit, along with his deputy, Hossein Ahmed Ismail, in southern Lebanon.
“Muhammad Ali Ismail, the Commander of Hezbollah’s Missile Unit in southern Lebanon, and his deputy, Hussein Ahmad Ismail, were eliminated in a precise IAF strike. Ali Ismail was responsible for directing numerous terrorist attacks against the State of Israel, including the firing of rockets toward Israeli territory and the launch of a surface-to-surface missile toward central Israel on Wednesday. This follows the elimination of the terrorist Ibrahim Muhammad Qabisi, Head of Hezbollah’s Missiles and Rockets Force, as well as other senior commanders of this unit,” IDF said in a post on X.

The Lebanese health ministry announced that Israeli airstrikes led to the deaths of over six people and left 91 others injured.
Here are top developments in the story:

Hassan Nasrallah won’t ‘terrorize’ the world

The IDF, hours after the strikes, said in a post that “Hassan Nasrallah will no longer be able to terrorize the world.”
Earlier, several Israeli media had reported that the Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was the target of the strikes in Beirut’s southern suburbs. However, Israel is yet to confirm the claim.
Meanwhile, communications were lost with the Lebanon militant chief post the strikes as he was unreachable.

‘US complicit in crime’
Iranian foreign minister condemned the US for supporting Israel by “gifting” it with bombs used to target residential building in Beriut.
“Just this morning, the Israeli regime used several 5,000-pound bunker busters that had been gifted to them by the United States to hit residential areas in Beirut,” Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi told the UNSC.
“One cannot disregard the US complicity in the crime,” he added.
Reacting to the statement, US defence secretary Lloyd Austin said, “We had no advance warning. My call with Minister Gallant took place while the operation was actually already underway.”
“As you know, this operation took place just a couple of hours ago, and they’re still making assessments. I don’t have any further information or specifics to provide you at this time,” he added.

Biden orders US forces to ‘assess & adjust’ in Mideast

The White House announced that the US President Joe Biden directed adjustments to US forces in the Middle East “as necessary,” following Israel’s series of airstrikes on Hezbollah’s headquarters in Beirut, Lebanon.
“He has directed the Pentagon to assess and adjust as necessary US force posture in the region to enhance deterrence, ensure force protection, and support the full range of US objectives,” the statement said.
Further, he asked the US embassies to “take all protective measures as appropriate.”

‘Flagrant war crime’

The Iranian president condemned the Israeli strikes calling it a ‘flagrant war crime.’
“The attacks perpetrated … by the Zionist regime in the Dahiya neighbourhood of Beirut constitute a flagrant war crime that has revealed once again the nature of this regime’s state terrorism,” Masoud Pezeshkian said in a statement as reported by IRNA.
Meanwhile, Israel said that it would not allow Iran to supply arms to Hezbollah through the Beirut airport.
“We will not allow arms transfers to the Hezbollah terrorist organisation in any way. We know about Iranian arms shipments to Hezbollah and foil them. Air force jets are now patrolling around the Beirut airport,” military spokesman Daniel Hagari as quoted by AFP.