Israel-Hezbollah conflict: air raid sirens sound across Tel Aviv
The Hindu
Israel intercepts missile from Yemen, vows full-force strikes against Hezbollah, escalating conflict with rockets and airstrikes in Lebanon.
Israel's military says it has intercepted a missile fired from Yemen that set off air raid sirens across the country's centre.
Air raid sirens rang out across Israel's populous central area, including the seaside metropolis of Tel Aviv.
Israel-Hezbollah conflict: All you need to know about the escalating cross-border tension
Another missile from Yemen landed in central Israel about two weeks ago.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday (September 26, 2024) vowed to carry out “full force” strikes against Hezbollah until it ceases firing rockets across the border, dimming hopes for a ceasefire proposal put forth by US and European officials.
Israel carried out a new strike in the Lebanese capital, which killed a senior Hezbollah commander, and the militant group launched dozens of rockets into Israel. Tens of thousands of Israeli and Lebanese people living near their countries' border have been displaced by the fighting.
Netanyahu spoke as he landed in New York to attend the annual U.N General Assembly meeting, where US and European officials were putting heavy pressure on both sides of the conflict to accept a proposed 21-day halt in the fighting to give time for diplomacy and avert all-out war.