Senior Iran military official says Israel’s attack on Beirut will not go ‘unanswered’, Israel raises alert level

A senior Iranian military official warned on Sunday that Israel’s strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs would not go “unanswered” by Tehran, according to local media.

New attacks on Beirut make US, Israeli bases legitimate targets for Iran

The continued naval blockade of Iran and Israel’s new attacks on Lebanon give Iran a free hand to retaliate against US and Israeli bases in the region, Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said.

Deadly Israeli strike hits central Beirut

An Israeli air strike in central Beirut killed at least 11 people early Saturday, bringing down a residential building and jolting residents across the city out of bed as Israel kept up its air campaign against Hezbollah. 

Lebanon's Hezbollah says downed Israeli drone

Hezbollah said it had downed an Israeli drone Sunday, without saying where, after Lebanon state media reported heavy Israeli strikes across the country targeting branches of a financial institution linked to the militants.

Israel army issues new evacuation call for south Beirut residents

The Israeli military on Saturday called on residents to leave parts of southern Beirut, a warning usually followed by strikes on those areas of the Lebanese capital.

Two Syrians Citizens Arrested in Lebanon on Suspicion of Spying for Israel

Lebanese military intelligence officers have detained two Syrian citizens on suspicion of spying for Israel, the Lebanese army said.

Lebanese security official says Israel struck near Beirut airport

A Lebanese security source said an Israeli strike hit Monday near the country's only airport in Beirut, close to Hezbollah's stronghold in the south of the capital.

Ynet: IDF dropped 73 tons of bombs on Hezbollah intelligence headquarters near Beirut

Israeli army aviation (IDF) attacked the intelligence headquarters of the Hezbollah movement with 73 tons of ammunition, the strike fell on the southern territory of the suburbs of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, writes the Israeli portal Ynet.

Three Palestinian leaders killed in strike in Beirut

A Palestinian militant group said that three of its leaders were killed in an Israeli strike on Beirut, the first attack within city limits as Israel escalated hostilities against Iran's allies in the region.

Israel Dropped Over 80 Bombs in Few Minutes in Lebanon to Kill Nasrallah - NYT

Israeli aircraft dropped more than 80 bombs in minutes in Lebanon to kill the leader of Lebanese movement Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, the New York Times reported citing two senior Israeli military officials.

Beirut strike levels multiple apartment buildings; Iran says US-made bomb was used

Iran's Foreign Minister has told the UN Security Council that the devastating airstrike on southern Beirut Friday evening was carried out using a US-made "Bunker Buster". The Israeli army has in its arsenal 2,000 kilogram American-made “Bunker Buster” guided bombs designed specifically for hitting subterranean targets.

About 10 Strong Explosions Heard in Beirut

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) carried out a pinpoint airstrike on the main headquarters of Lebanese Shia movement Hezbollah in Beirut, which is located under residential buildings in the center of the Dahiyeh neighborhood, Israel Defense Forces spokesman Daniel Hagari said on Friday.

Hezbollah Confirms Top Commander's Killing in Israeli Strike

 Lebanese Shia movement Hezbollah special operations commander Ibrahim Aqil was killed in an Israeli airstrike on a southern Beirut suburb, the movement has confirmed.

Senior Hezbollah Commander Target of Israeli Strike on Beirut

The Israeli airstrike on Beirut was aimed at a senior commander of the Lebanese Shia group Hezbollah, according to a report by the Israeli army radio Galei Tzahal on Friday.

Body of Hezbollah Commander Fuad Shukr Found Under Rubble in Beirut

The body of Fuad Shukr, senior commander of Lebanese Shia movement Hezbollah, has been found under the rubble in the southern suburb of Beirut following Israel's airstrike, a local source said.

Israel's Beirut Bomb Forces Hamas, Hezbollah & Iran to Retaliate

The Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft has warned about a potential escalation and retaliatory measures in the Middle East following Saleh al-Arouri's assassination.

Lebanon: Security Council and UN officials condemn deadly Beirut bombing

27 December 2013 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the Security Council and the top United Nations envoy in Lebanon have strongly condemned the car bombing in Beirut today that killed former minister Mohammad Chattah and at least five others, underlining the need to protect the country’s stability in the face of such terrorism and the crisis in neighbouring Syria.

“The Secretary-General is deeply troubled by the recurring acts of terrorism in Lebanon which pose a severe threat to the country’s stability and national cohesion,” Mr. Ban’s spokesperson said in a statement that urged all parties to act with restraint and to support the State and its security forces in preventing further attacks.

ΥΠΕΞ: Δήλωση Αντιπροέδρου της Κυβέρνησης και ΥΠΕΞ Ευ. Βενιζέλου σχετικά με την βομβιστική επίθεση πλησίον της Πρεσβείας του Ιράν στη Βηρυττό

ΥΠΕΞ, Τετάρτη, 20 Νοέμβριος 2013

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Ο Αντιπρόεδρος της Κυβέρνησης και Υπουργός Εξωτερικών, Ευάγγελος Βενιζέλος, δήλωσε τα ακόλουθα, σχετικά με την βομβιστική επίθεση πλησίον της Πρεσβείας του Ιράν στη Βηρυττό:

«Η Ελληνική Κυβέρνηση καταδικάζει απερίφραστα και με τον πλέον κατηγορηματικό τρόπο την αιματηρή επίθεση πλησίον της Πρεσβείας του Ιράν στη Βηρυττό, η οποία προκάλεσε μεγάλο αριθμό θυμάτων, συμπεριλαμβανομένων μελών της Πρεσβείας και πολλούς τραυματίες.

Ιρανικές κατηγορίες κατά Ισραήλ. -ΓΙΑ ΤΗΝ ΕΠΙΘΕΣΗ ΣΤΗ ΠΡΕΣΒΕΙΑ ΣΤΗ ΒΗΡΥΤΟ.

Το Ιράν, την Τρίτη κατηγόρησε το Ισραήλ ότι ευθύνεται για τη διπλή πολύνεκρη επίθεση που σημειώθηκε το πρωί εναντίον της ιρανικής πρεσβείας στη Βηρυτό, η οποία προκάλεσε τον θάνατο του ιρανού μορφωτικού ακολούθου.

"Η τρομοκρατική ενέργεια" που έλαβε χώρα έξω από την πρεσβεία του Ιράν συνιστά "ένα απάνθρωπο και ειδεχθές έγκλημα των σιωνιστών και των μισθοφόρων τους", δήλωσε η εκπρόσωπος του ιρανικού Υπουργείου Εξωτερικών Μαρζιέχ Αφχάμ, επιβεβαιώνοντας ότι ένας ιρανός διπλωμάτης σκοτώθηκε στην επίθεση αυτή.