There was a lot of noise and panic among the city’s residents – Israeli fighter jets flew over the Lebanese capital Beirut today. The planes broke the sound barrier, Reuters reported.
Israeli fighters flew on Tuesday (August 6) over the capital of Lebanon, breaking the sound barrier and causing a loud bang.
Planes They drove around the city for almost half an hour.3 times breaking the sound barrier. According to witnesses, they were visible to the naked eye and residents were panicking and seeking shelter, Reuters wrote.
The demonstration flight took place just minutes before the scheduled start. speeches by Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallahdedicated to the memory Fuad Shukra. A man was killed exactly one week ago in an Israeli airstrike in southern Beirut.
Israel announced that it had killed ShukrWhy he was responsible for numerous attacks on Israel, including a rocket attack on the Druze town of Majdal Shams in the occupied Golan Heights. Killed in the July 27 attack 12 children and teenagers. Hezbollah did not accept responsibility for the attack.
The day after the Israeli attack on Beirut, on Wednesday, July 31, Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has been killed in an attack in Tehran. Iran and Hamas blamed his death on Israel, which has not claimed responsibility for the attack.
Both events contributed to growing tension in the Middle East. Iran, Hezbollah and Hamas have announced retaliation against Israel.
In recent days, many countries, including the US and Britain, called on its citizens to leave Lebanon. The Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs also warns against travel to this region. Many airlines, including the Polish LOT has cancelled connections to Beirut and Tel Aviv.
Backed by Iran and controlling southern Lebanon – Hezbollah has been regularly bombing northern Israel since the start of the Gaza war.. The raids meet with counterattacks by Israeli troops. There have been deaths in bombings in Lebanon since the fall more than 500 people, most of them were Hezbollah fighters and lives were lost in this group’s attacks on Israel several dozen people.
