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lebanon's hezbollah confirmed on the 25th that ibrahim al-kubaisi, a senior commander of the hezbollah armed forces, was killed in israel's bombing of the lebanese capital beirut. the israeli military said on the same day that a missile launched by hezbollah hit the tel aviv area "for the first time in history" and was intercepted by the air defense system.

israel's massive airstrike on lebanon on the 23rd killed at least 558 people. lebanese foreign minister abdullah bou habib criticized that although the united states called for the de-escalation of the situation, it seemed to only make some pale and powerless remarks.

this is a photo taken on september 24 of the thick smoke produced by the israeli bombing of the village of kila in southern lebanon. xinhua news agency

mutual air strikes continue

lebanese health minister firas abyad said that the israeli airstrike on lebanon on the 23rd has killed at least 558 people, including 50 children, and injured 1,835 people. most of the dead and wounded are unarmed civilians.

the israeli army confirmed on the 24th that it had carried out air strikes again that day, targeting hezbollah's arsenals and rocket launchers in the southern and eastern bekaa valleys of lebanon. israeli army spokesman daniel hajari said that on the same day, the israeli army confirmed that hezbollah rocket missile commander qubaisi was in a building in beirut, and sent fighter jets to carry out a "precision strike", killing qubaisi and two other commanders present.

senior hezbollah commanders have been targeted and killed by israel in recent days. previously, fuad shukur and ibrahim aqil were killed in israeli airstrikes in july and earlier this month, respectively.

on september 24, in beirut, lebanon, soldiers participated in search and rescue near buildings damaged by israeli air strikes. xinhua news agency

the associated press reported on the 24th, citing satellite tracking information released by nasa, that israel's air strikes on southern lebanon on the 23rd covered an area of ​​more than 1,700 square kilometers. this report was generated by the "fire information resource management system", which is usually used to track wildfires and can also be used to observe the distribution of fire points after air strikes.

hezbollah launched 18 attacks on israel on the 24th, including using rockets and explosive drones to attack two israeli military bases. hezbollah announced on the 25th that it launched a "khader 1" ballistic missile at the headquarters of the israeli intelligence and secret service (mossad) in the suburbs of tel aviv, israel. hezbollah said that the mossad headquarters should be responsible for the assassination of hezbollah leaders and the large-scale detonation of lebanese communication equipment. according to the israeli military, this is the first time that hezbollah's missiles have hit tel aviv, israel's economic center.

after the current round of the israeli-palestinian conflict broke out in october last year, hezbollah continued to engage in firefights with the israeli army on the lebanese-israeli border in support of the palestinian islamic resistance movement (hamas) fighting in the gaza strip. as israel announced that it would shift its military focus to the northern border and lebanon accused israel of causing the explosion of communications equipment, the situation in lebanon and israel suddenly heated up.

on september 22, hezbollah in lebanon launched rockets at multiple locations in northern israel. the picture shows firefighters extinguishing a fire at the scene of the attack in the northern israeli town of bialik. xinhua news agency/gini photo agency

biden criticized for empty talk

un secretary-general antonio guterres said at the un general assembly on the 24th that lebanon is on the brink of crisis and should be vigilant against the escalation of the situation between lebanon and israel. the lebanese people, the israeli people and even the people of the world cannot accept lebanon becoming "another gaza strip."

philippe lazzarini, commissioner-general of the united nations relief and works agency for palestine refugees in the near east, also expressed his concerns about the situation in lebanon and israel at the conference, saying that the two countries may fall into a full-scale war and parts of lebanon may become areas similar to the gaza strip.

russian presidential press secretary dmitry peskov said that israel's air strikes on lebanon are "extremely dangerous" and could lead to the expansion of the conflict and completely undermine stability in the middle east.

on september 24, at the united nations headquarters in new york, un secretary-general guterres delivered a speech at the opening ceremony of the general debate of the 79th un general assembly, calling on the international community not to let lebanon become "another gaza strip." xinhua news agency

us president biden said at the un general assembly on the 24th that a "full-scale war" between israel and lebanon is not in the interests of either side, and the conflict should be resolved through diplomatic means.

lebanese foreign minister habib expressed dissatisfaction with biden's remarks at an event in new york. according to habib, as israel's close ally and largest arms supplier, the united states should have been the key to solving the problem, but it seemed to only make some pale and powerless remarks.

on september 23, children were transferred to a safe area in sidon, a city in southern lebanon. xinhua news agency

in the face of warnings from the international community, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu vowed that israel would continue its air strikes on so-called "hezbollah targets." the israeli prime minister's office said on the 25th that since netanyahu needed to hold consultations on the israeli army's continued strikes in lebanon that day, his trip to the united states to attend the un general assembly was postponed for one day and he would instead go to new york on the 26th.

the british foreign office said on the 24th that the british government is sending a military team to cyprus, an island country in the mediterranean across the sea from lebanon, in order to prepare for the evacuation of british citizens from lebanon. the british government urged british citizens in lebanon to evacuate immediately.

(xinhua news agency)