Israel striking targets in Lebanon as sonic booms heard over Beirut during Hezbollah leader Nasrallah’s speech – live
Militant group’s leader condemns deadly coordinated blasts in televised speech as Israel says it was targeting Hezbollah targets
In our First Edition newsletter today, my colleague Heather Stewart has spoken to our defence and security editor Dan Sabbagh. Here is a snippet:
Targeting Hezbollah directly is not new: Benjamin Netanyahu’s government claimed to have killed a Hezbollah leader in an airstrike on Beirut in July, for example. But the widespread and indiscriminate nature of Tuesday’s blasts represented a significant escalation.