❗️Hezbollah stated that its fighters targeted Israeli soldiers in a woodlands region near the border

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Video of an Israeli strike on the southern suburbs of Beirut.

Source: social media

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📹 The view from the southern suburbs of Beirut right now, Sputnik’s correspondent reports.

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❗️Iraqi military base hosting US troops near Baghdad International Airport was attacked by two missiles, Reuters reported, citing two unnamed Iraqi military officials

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❗️Israeli army is currently not conducting offensive actions in Lebanon, preparations are underway at its positions - Sputnik correspondent in Lebanon

The IDF ground troops have not launched an offensive and have not crossed the Blue Line (the Lebanese-Israeli border), according to the correspondent's reports.

Nevertheless, the Israeli army has been carrying out large-scale strikes on the Lebanese capital city of Beirut over the past hours. Explosions have been recorded in areas in the capital's southern suburbs, such as Laylaki, Bourj el-Barajneh and Haret Hreik.

The Israeli artillery training continues in the border areas. Little information is available from these areas due to the evacuation of most civilians and the ban on journalists. Nevertheless, Israel is predicted to move to more extensive ground operations.

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Protests erupt in Vienna, Austria, after right-wing party victory

After the victory of the right-wing Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ) in the parliamentary elections, protesters gathered in central Vienna on Sunday evening chanting "Nazis, out!"

A group of aggressive, masked young protesters, shouting and waving torches, tried to disrupt the FPÖ's victory celebration. Police cordoned off the party’s event to prevent clashes.

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❗️Israeli raids over the past 24 hours on towns and villages in southern Lebanon have killed a total of 95 people and wounded 172, the Lebanese Ministry of Health stated.

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Israel has conducted at least eight raids on Beirut’s southern suburbs so far tonight, Lebanon’s National News Agency reported.

Several residential buildings have been destroyed by the airstrikes.

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⚡️Israel launched 'limited, localized and targeted raids against Hezbollah' in the South Lebanon border area - IDF

According to the Israeli army reports, it started "limited, localized, and targeted ground raids based on precise intelligence against Hezbollah terrorist targets and infrastructure in southern Lebanon" a few hours ago.

"These operations were approved and carried out in accordance with the decision of the political echelon," the IDF noted in a statement.

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Syria's air defense system intercepts targets in the vicinity of Damascus, SANA has reported. Explosions are heard in the skies above the capital.

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Aerial Defense Array intercepted a UAV over the Mediterranean Sea, dozens of kilometers off the coast of central Israel, the IDF reported.

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🌪 The devastating aftermath of Hurricane Helene

Roads in the US state of North Carolina have been flooded, leaving people trapped in their homes. There is no electricity and communication are almost completely cut off.

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An explosion was heard in Saida city. Israeli raid targeted a house in Ain al-Hilweh camp, Lebanese media reported.

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🎥 Footage shows the moment of attack on a civilian car in Damascus.

Three citizens were killed and nine were injured as a result of attack, SANA reported.

Video from social media


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US agrees on 'necessity of dismantling attack Infrastructure’ on Israel-Lebanon Border

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant agreed during their call on "the necessity of dismantling attack infrastructure" along the Israeli border to ensure that Lebanon's Hezbollah movement cannot launch an attack on northern Israel, the Pentagon said.

According to the statement, the US Secretary of Defense also discussed the importance of ultimately moving from military action to diplomacy.

Austin also made clear that Washington was ready to defend US service members, partners and allies in the face of "threats from Iran" and the movements it supports.

Earlier, Israeli army said it had launched “limited, localized and targeted raids against Hezbollah” in the South Lebanon border area.

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🎸 $4,000 Taylor Swift guitar smashed in shocking auction stunt

A viral video captures a man buying a guitar signed by Taylor Swift for $4,000 at a live auction, only to smash it with a hammer moments later, leaving the audience in disbelief.

Speculation is that the act was either a publicity stunt or a political statement in response to Swift's controversial endorsement of Democratic Party presidential candidate Kamala Harris.

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📹The US military got scared of the Russian Su-35 maneuver and griped about it on social networks.

The North American Aerospace Defense Command released a video claiming that it happened in the Alaska area.

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The General Organization of Radio and TV (ORTAS) reported its anchor, Safaa Ahmad, has died as a result of the Israeli strike on the Syrian capital, Damascus.

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The head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, Shigeru Ishiba, was elected the new prime minister by the lower house of the Japanese parliament.

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