A precision strike by Israel in the Lebanese capital Beirut on Thursday resulted in the death of Mohammad Rashid Sakafi, the Commander of Hezbollah's communications unit.
He strongly reaffirmed support for anti-Israeli militia groups like Hamas and Hezbollah, portraying this as an Islamic duty. Further he issued warnings of potential direct missile strikes from Iranian soil if deemed necessary.
The ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran is not expected to have a significant impact on India's crude oil imports, as experts pointed out that India's crude imports from Iran are almost negligible.
A candle march was organised yesterday by Anjuman-E-Masoomeen in Hyderabad against the killing of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah by the Israel Defence Force (IDF) on September 27.
A meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security was held under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in which the discussions unfolded on the ongoing West Asia crisis,and its possible impact globally, according to the sources.
At a time when a deep crisis has unfolded in West Asia and the region remains under a tight grip of raging wars, French Ambassador to India, Thierry Mathou, said that similar to India, France too, condemns terrorist attacks against civilians.
Oil prices added to earlier gains after President Joe Biden suggested that US and Israeli officials were discussing a possible strike by Israel against Iranian oil facilities, the Washington Post reported
Russia has evacuated 60 family members of its diplomats from Lebanon as the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah escalates, following intense Israeli airstrikes and ground operations. President Vladimir Putin ordered the evacuation, which also delivered 33 tons of humanitarian aid to Beirut
Also, Israel's military said its air force struck Hezbollah's intelligence headquarters in Beirut today. "The Intelligence Corps is Hezbollah's primary intelligence body and is responsible for aggregating intelligence about the IDF and the State of Israel," the Israel Defence Forces said in
In the early hours of Wednesday, smoke billows engulfed Lebanon's skies after Israel bombed central Beirut. This resulted in the killing of at least six people, and injuring eight others
Israel's Ambassador to India, Reuven Azar, said that the country successfully defended itself against a barrage of ballistic missiles launched by Iran on Tuesday, adding that Iran would face consequences of this attack.