This is the moment a top Hezbollah chief is eliminated in an airstrike blitz in Lebanon.
Fears are growing that southern Lebanon could soon become a “death zone” after Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to double-down on the terror group with “full force”.
Footage posted to social media shows a building in the Middle Eastern country at the moment it gets hit by multiple deadly blasts.
CCTV from a neighbouring shop at the same time shows the whole room begin to violently shake as people fall to the floor before running and crouching under their desks for shelter.
Witnesses on the ground claim to have seen three missiles strike one of the floors in the high rise apartment building.
It has since been confirmed that the chief of Hezbollah’s aerial force, Muhammad Hossein Sarur, was killed in the blast.
Following the assassination of the chief, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi confirmed that the military will continue to strike the group saying all of Lebanon “remains in our crosshairs”.
He said: “We need to continue attacking Hezbollah. We have been waiting for this opportunity for years.
“We are constantly working to make achievements, to eliminate more senior officials, to thwart the transfer of weapons, to [destroy] Hezbollah’s firepower [capabilities], and to attack it in all of Lebanon.”
After landing in New York and amid talk of a ceasefire, PM Netanyahu backed up his military commander saying the assassination was part of the policy to “keep striking Hezbollah until we accomplish all of our goals”.
Ongoing diplomatic talks to bring a halt to the war have been desperately ongoing as the UK today joined the US, France and a host of allies to call for an immediate temporary ceasefire.
The nations called for a 21-day ceasefire “to provide space for diplomacy towards the conclusion of a diplomatic settlement”, as well as a ceasefire in Gaza between Hamas and Israel.
“It is time to conclude a diplomatic settlement that enables civilians on both sides of the border to return to their homes in safety.
“Diplomacy however cannot succeed amid an escalation of this conflict.”
The statement also called for the governments of Lebanon and Israel to “endorse the temporary ceasefire immediately and to give a real chance to a diplomatic settlement”.
But, following hours of silence, Netanyahu clarified that “full force” fighting would continue and reports of a ceasefire were “incorrect”, YNet reports.
U.S Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Thursday that there was a risk of an “all-out war” between Hezbollah and Israel – but added that a diplomatic solution was still feasible.
After meeting with his British and Australian counterparts in London, he said: “We now face the risk of an all-out war. Another full-scale war [could] be devastating for both Israel and Lebanon.
“So let me be clear, Israel and Lebanon can choose a different path, despite the sharp escalation in recent days, a diplomatic solution is still viable.”
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