Day 359 of the war: Iran has vowed to respond to the assassination of Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah "at the right time and according to circumstances," while the international coalition has launched strikes against pro-Iranian militia headquarters near the Iraq-Syria border. In a significant development, the IDF has confirmed the elimination of Nabil Qaouk, the deputy of Hezbollah's designated secretary-general, in an operation carried out on Saturday.
18:30: According to the Lebanese Minister of Health: 1,030 people were killed in Lebanon in less than two weeks, not including those from Sidon.
18:25: The Lebanese Ministry of Health: In an Israeli attack on Din al-Delab in Sidon, there are at least 24 dead and 29 wounded.
❗️Tyre, Sidon, Baalbek, Beirut and a dozen other smaller Lebanese cities under massive Israeli airstrikeshttps://t.co/KGLAqcmsSs pic.twitter.com/pJnUk0GrEH
— Victor vicktop55 (@vicktop55) September 29, 2024
18:15: IDF spokesman in an unequivocal message to Iran: "Anyone who threatens Israel, at any distance necessary, will be hit."
17:15: Strike on Yemen's Hodeidah port.
התגובה הישראלית הגיעה - ובגדול: תמונת מצב עדכנית מחודיידה שבתימן pic.twitter.com/2jTxtpQnpS
— ישראל היום (@IsraelHayomHeb) September 29, 2024
17:03: Hezbollah claims responsibility for rocket barrage toward Rosh Pina.
17:00: Footage: Building collapse in eastern Sidon. According to Arab reports, this is the result of an Israeli attack.
Video: Building collapses in Ein al-Delb, southern Lebanon Credit: Arab media
16:58: IDF Spokesperson: A short while ago, fighter jets struck about 45 Hezbollah targets in the area of Kfara village in southern Lebanon, guided by the Northern Command. Among the targets hit were weapons storage facilities and terrorist infrastructure of the organization. The IDF continues to strike Hezbollah targets in Lebanon at this time.
Video: Damage reported in Baalbek and Beqaa following strikes Credit: Arab media
16:54: Footage shows damage from strikes in the Baalbek and Beqaa areas in southern and eastern Lebanon, and an attack near Tyre in southern Lebanon.
الغارة التي استهدفت محيط دوار البص مفرق الزراعة - صور#ملحق pic.twitter.com/Jdg7mJEPbm
— Mulhak - ملحق (@Mulhak) September 29, 2024
16:51: Hezbollah announced it has launched a barrage of rockets toward the city of Safed.
16:51: Sirens in Upper Galilee: Zar'it, Shumera, Shtula.
16:44: Pentagon to bolster Middle East air defenses, extends USS Abraham Lincoln's deployment.
16:37: Sirens in many Upper Galilee settlements, including Rosh Pina and Hatzor HaGlilit. In the previous barrage towards Safed, five launches were fired.
16:26: Hezbollah denies reports of Abu Ali Reda's assassination
16:17: Sirens in Safed
16:11: Syrian dictator Bashar Assad eulogized Nasrallah: "The martyr Nasrallah will remain in the memory of Syrians out of loyalty to his stand at the head of the Lebanese national resistance alongside Syria in its war against the Zionists' tools, despite all the burden he bore. Nasrallah's name will forever remain in the heart of this loyalty."
16:01: Report: A senior official in Hezbollah's Unit 1600, responsible for chemical materials and explosives, was eliminated in the Dahieh attack.
15:54: Reports from Lebanon: Second attack in Dahieh within an hour.
15:49: Saudi channel Al-Arabiya reports from its sources that Mohammed Dahruj, a senior member of Jamaat al-Islamiyah, was attacked in the town of Jub Janine in Lebanon's Beqaa Valley.
15:30: IDF says UN school located 53 meters away from Nasrallah assassination site.
53 meters. That's the distance between a @UN school and Hezbollah's underground headquarters where Hassan Nasrallah was eliminated alongside 20+ additional terrorists.
The terrorists were in Hezbollah's central headquarters, located in the heart of Beirut, embedded beneath… pic.twitter.com/eTor8mBGhU
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) September 29, 2024
15:06: IDF Spokesperson: Following the alerts activated in the Western Galilee and valleys area, approximately ten launches were identified crossing from Lebanese territory. Some of these were intercepted.
14:46: Lebanon reports: IDF striking in Dahieh, Beirut
14:41: Interception debris falls in Lower Galilee settlements, including Dabburiya and Nof HaGalil.
Video: Direct impact in Dabburiya
14:27: Sirens sounding in numerous settlements in the lower Galilee, Jezreel Valley, and Gilboa regions.
14:25: Sirens in Nahariya and many towns in the Western Galilee.
The dog no longer barks or bites: Graffiti of Nasrallah in Tel Aviv https://t.co/GQYEtL0j58
— Israel Hayom English (@IsraelHayomEng) September 29, 2024
14:14: According to a Reuters report, the body of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was extracted intact from the scene in Dahieh, as reported by a medical source. The sources claimed that no direct wounds were found on his body and that the cause of death appeared to be "trauma from the force of the explosion."
13:49: Air Force aircraft carried out a precision strike, guided by intelligence from Military Intelligence and Southern Command, targeting terrorists operating in a Hamas command and control complex. This complex was established in an area that previously served as the Um al-Fahm school in the northern Gaza Strip.
13:29: The Hamas Health Ministry in Gaza: Since the beginning of the war, 41,595 Palestinians have been killed in IDF attacks.
13:26: The Committee of the Iranian Jewish Community announced that it strongly condemns the assassination of Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah. It should be noted that the community was likely forced to publish this statement against its will.
13:10: Lebanon's interim prime minister: The only way to stop the escalation is the diplomatic option.
12:51: Sirens in the upper Galilee.
12:40: Forces of Division 252 in collaboration with the Southern Command's Engineering Corps and the Yahalom Unit located, investigated, and destroyed a tunnel approximately one kilometer long in the center of the Gaza Strip, near residential buildings and within a civilian environment.
Video: IDF destroys kilometer-long Hamas tunnel in central Gaza civilian area Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit
12:36: Syrian opposition reported that the attack in the Homs area targeted a vehicle with Iraqi militia militants, with casualties at the scene.https://www.israelhayom.com/2024/09/28/nasrallah-elimination-how-the-iaf-secretly-prepared-and-kept-its-own-crews-in-the-dark/
12:29: The Saudi Al-Hadath channel reports an attack in the Qusayr area in Homs governorate, central Syria.
11:55: Arab media publishes documentation of Hassan Nasrallah's body wrapped in cloth during its preparation for burial.
Video: Nasrallah's body being prepared for burial
