Israeli strikes on Lebanon, Russia on US attack on Iran

In Lebanon, the Israeli military says it's striking Hezbollah sites in Beirut, a senior

Hezbollah official has just spoken, saying, quote, if Israel wants an open war, then let

it be an open war.

It comes after Israel's defense minister said the military had been authorized to advance

and take control of additional positions in Lebanon.

The Lebanese president has also spoken, saying that his decision to ban Hezbollah's military

activities is a sovereign and final decision.

Al Jazeera's Dana Huder went to a southern suburb of Beirut shortly after it was targeted

by an Israeli strike and sent us this report.

We are in Beirut, southern suburbs at the site of one of those Israeli airstrikes.

At 6 a.m. this morning, three buildings were leveled to the ground behind me.

We cannot approach the area because we are being prevented from doing so.

But as you can see, firefighters are here to try to pull a put off the flames.

I think smoke in the distance, I saw three buildings level to the ground and these strikes

keep coming in.

It started yesterday following Hezbollah's launching of a salvo of missiles and drones

towards Israel, basically opening a front.

And since then, the Israeli military has been doing what it promised to do and that

is to intensify strikes.

Beirut, southern suburbs has been repeatedly hit.

In fact, this area back in late 2024 was repeatedly hit during the last major confrontation.

The UN Refugee Agency estimates at least 30,000 people are now internally disbileced

inside Lebanon since the Israeli attacks escalated on Monday.

It is also observed a significant increase of Syrian refugees in Lebanon crossing over

into Syria.

Russians foreign minister Sergei Lavrov has questioned America's justification behind

launching an attack on Iran.

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We repeatedly hear statements about the goals of this war.

We still see no evidence that Iran was developing nuclear weapons, which was the main, if not

the only justification for the war.

There is proof provided by both the IAEA and the American intelligence professionals

that Iran did not manufacture and did not try to produce nuclear weapons.

Now, Lavrov also said the escalating conflict in the Middle East risks sending nuclear proliferation

out of control.

On the inside story podcast, what are the risks for Israel in attacking Iran?

And from the collapse of survival of the Islamic Republic?

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