Powerful explosions heard in south Lebanon. Israeli army says it has begun directly bombing Hezbollah military sites in south Lebanon.
Hezbollah has, thus far, stayed OUT of the Hamas-Israel fight. Now, Israel is pre-emptively attacking Hezbollah with intentional military air strikes against specifically targeted Hezbollah assets. Said one observer "This has just started actual war between Israel and Hezbollah."
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--Reinforcements for Hamas and for Hezbollah, from Iraqi armed factions, have arrived in southern Syria on the border with the occupied Golan Heights.
-- The Official International Broadcasting Radio Network of Iran, “The Victory of God is near.”
-- Israel PM Netanyahu tells Russia's Vladimir Putin: "War won’t stop until Hamas capabilities are destroyed."
-- Blinken’s meetings with Netanyahu and his war cabinet still going. Nearly seven hours now. It's currently 02:15 AM local time.
-- Postponement of the UN Security Council meeting on the Gaza Strip The members of the Security Council were preparing to hold a voting session on the drafts of two Russian and Brazilian resolutions to stop the attacks on Gaza on Tuesday morning. However, the delegation of the United Arab Emirates demanded the postponement of this meeting of the Security Council in order to hold closed consultations on these two resolutions.
-- UN Security Council is now holding an emergency session regarding the Gaza war — AP.
-- According to the Iranian Foreign Minister, there could be “Preemptive Measures” taken by the Axis of Resistance against Israel in the coming hours; the Axis of Resistance includes Iran, Syria, and Hezbollah as well as any Anti-Western or Anti-Israeli Militia Groups across the Middle East which are under their Control.
-- A UN official just told me civilians in Gaza are reduced to drinking sea water because clean water has run out. Body bags are running out, fuel for hospital generators powering ventilators will run out in hours. Food supply low. The bombing is intensifying.
-- Palestinian sources report non-stop IDF attacks, including an attack on a house in Deir al-Balah in the center of the Gaza Strip, in addition to reports of wounded and dead in the house that was attacked.
--The official Twitter of the Iranian Republic published a strange tweet:
-- Al Mayadeen Correspondent: Israeli occupation forces are intensively firing phosphorus shells over the border town of al-Dhayrah in southern Lebanon
-- 3,731 residential building, comprising 10,500 housing units were completely destroyed by lsraeli warplanes, while another 10,000 were partially damaged, 7,100 of which became totally uninhabitable.
-- 7:46 PM EDT -- Blinken finally concluded his meeting with Israel’s war cabinet after 7.5hours, going way over schedule. He is now heading to US Embassy for late night news statement.
-- 8:03 PM EDT -- Hamas says it is preparing to release non-Israeli hostages
