{"id":295791,"date":"2024-09-30T07:18:21","date_gmt":"2024-09-30T07:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=295791"},"modified":"2024-10-01T16:46:15","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T16:46:15","slug":"israel-likely-used-us-made-2000-pound-bombs-to-kill-hezbollah-leader-analysts-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=295791","title":{"rendered":"Israel likely used US-made 2,000-pound bombs to kill Hezbollah leader, analysts say"},"content":{"rendered":"

Annika Burgess \u2013 ABC.net.au Sept 30, 2024<\/strong><\/h1>\n

In short:<\/h2>\n

A US senator has said an American heavy bomb was used in the strikes that killed Hezbollah’s leader.<\/p>\n

Several analysts also suggested it was likely the US bombs, known as “bunker busters”, were involved in the Beirut attack.<\/p>\n

What’s next?<\/h2>\n

The US said it stopped shipping the bombs to Israel in May, but experts said the Biden administration was unlikely to “punish” Israel ahead of the presidential elections.<\/p>\n

Days after massive Israeli air strikes killed Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah, new information has emerged to piece together how it unfolded.<\/p>\n

Footage from the scene shows the blasts levelled multiple high-rise apartment towers in the densely populated suburb known as Dahiyeh.<\/p>\n

Other buildings sank into the ground, surrounded by pancaked concrete and twisted metal spanning an area larger than a soccer field.<\/p>\n

Although the Pentagon has not confirmed, a US senator who chairs a defence committee has said an American-made 2,000-pound (900-kg) bomb was used in the strikes.<\/p>\n

And several analysts say it’s likely the US “bunker busters” were involved in the biggest attack to hit Beirut since the start of the current conflict in the Middle East, almost a year ago.<\/p>\n

More than 80 bombs dropped<\/h2>\n
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A bunker buster, GBU-43\/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb (MOAB), being loaded at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico during tests in 2007. Click to enlarge<\/p><\/div>\n

Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said they were aware of Nasrallah’s whereabouts for months and conducted the air strike to exploit a brief window of opportunity.<\/a><\/p>\n

Two IDF officials told the New York Times that more than 80 bombs were dropped over a period of several minutes to kill the 64-year-old leader of the Iran-backed militant group.<\/p>\n

They did not confirm the weight or make of the bombs.<\/p>\n

The Israeli military told residents in parts of Beirut’s southern suburbs to evacuate late on Friday.<\/p>\n

That night, it carried out what the IDF called a “precise strike” on Hezbollah’s headquarters, which it said were “embedded under residential buildings in the heart of the Dahiyeh in Beirut”.<\/p>\n

At least six people were killed, and 91 others injured, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry.<\/p>\n

Among those killed were the commander of Hezbollah\u2019s southern front, Ali Karaki, and the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp’s commander in Lebanon.<\/p>\n

AP reported some people at the scene on Sunday were still searching for missing relatives.<\/p>\n

US-made bombs appear in IDF video<\/h2>\n

The IDF released videos and photos following attacks it said showed the warplanes that took part in the strike.<\/p>\n

Analysts who examined the footage for the Washington Post said it appeared the fighter jets were carrying multiple 2,000-pound-class bombs, some of which were US-made BLU-109s.<\/p>\n

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