Israel-Iran latest: Hezbollah 'detonates bomb' against Israeli forces; Lebanese army fires back 'for first time' (2024)

Key points
  • Three large consecutive explosions in Beirut as Israel continues its strikes on Lebanon, home to Iran-backed Hezbollah militants
  • Hezbollah says it detonated bomb against Israeli forces in south
  • Lebanese army fires back at Israeli forces for first time, source says
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  • Why Israel is striking Lebanon - and why Iran attacked Israel
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14:04:44

Watch: Hundreds of people fleeing Lebanon arrive in Turkey

Hundreds of people fleeing Lebanon have arrived by ship in southern Turkey.

Carrying more than 300 passengers, the ship docked at a port in Mersin on the country's Mediterranean coast, according to Turkish news agency IHA.

IHA said the Med Lines ship transporting foreign nationals was the third to arrive at the port in recent days.

Several foreign governments have urged their remaining citizens in Lebanon to leave immediately.

13:30:21

Lebanese army fires back at Israeli forces for first time, source says

The Lebanese army has fired back at Israeli forces for the first time since the conflict began a year ago, a Lebanese security source has told Reuters.

The army itself said it fired at the "source" of an Israeli strike on a Lebanese military post in the south that killed one of its soldiers.

The news comes just hours after the army reported another Lebanese soldier was killed and one injured after being targeted by an Israeli strike while on a rescue mission with the Red Cross.

13:21:45

Nearly 2,000 people killed in Lebanon, says health minister

A total of 1,974 people, including 127 children, have been killed in Israeli attacks on Lebanon in the last year, the Lebanese health minister has said.

Some 9,384 have been injured, Firass Abiad added.

Hezbollah and the Israeli military have been exchanging attacks since last October, but the conflict ramped up earlier this week when Israel launched a ground incursion into Lebanon.

12:45:37

Hezbollah says it detonated bomb against Israeli forces

Hezbollah says it has detonated a bomb against Israeli forces infiltrating a southern Lebanese village.

A statement shared on Telegram, the Islamic Resistance said Israeli troops from the Golani Brigade were trying to bypass the western side of Maroun al Ras at the time.

It claimed people had been killed and wounded.

12:38:21

Three large explosions in Beirut - report

Three large consecutive explosions have been heard in Beirut, Reuters witnesses report.

Footage caught the moment one explosion took place, to the left of the frame.

12:19:46

Iran accuses G7 of being 'biased and irresponsible'

Iran has accused the G7 of being "biased and irresponsible" after the group issued a statement condemning its attack on Israel, according to an Iranian foreign ministry statement.

G7 leaders voiced "strong concern" over the Middle East crisis, warning that a region-wide conflict was in no one's interest.

The group, which is made up of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the US, also said a diplomatic solution was still viable.

The White House said that the G7 "unequivocally condemned Iran's attack against Israel".

11:55:24

Lebanese soldier killed in Israeli strike during rescue mission, says army

A Lebanese soldier has been killed and another has been injured in an Israeli strike, Lebanon's army has said.

It said the soldier was carrying out a rescue mission with the Red Cross in southern Lebanon at the time.

Earlier this week, the army said a soldier had been killed when an Israeli drone struck his motorbike near an army checkpoint.

Hezbollah effectively controls southern Lebanon despite the presence of the Lebanese army.

Historically, the Lebanese Armed Forces has stayed on the sidelines of major conflicts with Israel, and it has not fired on the Israeli military since its conflict with Hezbollah erupted last year.

11:33:54

In pictures: Famous Beirut club turned into shelter

Beirut's famous Skybar club has been turned into a makeshift shelter for displaced families.

Temporary beds have been placed on the dance floor, and people have moved in some of their belongings.

Israeli airstrikes have forced more than 118,000 people to flee their homes in Lebanon, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said.

Several areas in the south of the country have been ordered to evacuate by the Israeli military, with many people heading to the Syrian border.

11:15:49

Number of people killed in Beirut strike rises to nine - health ministry

The number of people killed in an overnight strike in Beirut has risen to nine, the Lebanese health ministry has said.

A further 14 people were injured, with four still being treated in hospital, it added.

The authority previously reported six were killed in the attack in the Bachoura district.

The airstrike targeted a building that houses an office belonging to the Health Society - a group of civilian first responders affiliated with Hezbollah.

The building was just metres from Lebanon's parliament.

It was the second airstrike to hit central Beirut this week and the second to directly target the Health Society in 24 hours.

Israel said it had conducted a precise airstrike on the city as it targets Iran-backed Hezbollah militants who pose a threat to Israeli security.

11:00:51

Israeli military issues urgent warning to more than 20 Lebanese towns

The Israeli military has issued an urgent warning to more than 20 towns in southern Lebanon.

Spokesman Avichay Adraee said residents need to evacuate the areas immediately.

The areas are located north of a United Nations-declared buffer zone established after the 2006 war, signalling that there could be a broadening of Israel's incursion.

"Hezbollah's activities force the IDF to act forcefully against it," he said.

"The IDF does not intend to harm you, so for your safety, you must evacuate your homes immediately and head north of the Awali River. Save your lives."

Evacuations have been ordered in several areas since Israel launched its ground operation in Lebanon earlier this week.

Israel-Iran latest: Hezbollah 'detonates bomb' against Israeli forces; Lebanese army fires back 'for first time' (2024)

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