A Times analysis of video from the Israeli military shows that at least eight planes it said were used in the attack on Hassan Nasrallah were armed with bunker-buster bombs.

A video published by the Israeli military showed that planes it said were used in the attack that killed Hezbollah’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, on Friday night carried 2,000-pound bombs, according to munitions experts and a New York Times analysis.

The video showed eight planes fitted with at least 15 2,000-pound bombs, including the American-manufactured BLU-109 with a JDAM kit, a precision guidance system that attaches to bombs, according to Trevor Ball, a former U.S. Army explosive ordnance disposal technician. These bombs, a type of munition known as bunker busters, can penetrate underground before detonating.

Wes Bryant, a former U.S. Air Force targeting specialist who also reviewed the video, agreed with the analysis. In text messages with The Times, he said the bombs were “exactly what I would expect” to be used in what Israel has said was an attack on Mr. Nasrallah in Hezbollah’s underground headquarters.

In May, the Biden administration announced it had paused a shipment of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel because of concerns over civilian safety in Gaza.

The video, published Saturday on the Israeli military’s official Telegram channel with the caption “Israeli Air Force Fighter Jets Involved in the Elimination of Hassan Nasrallah and Hezbollah’s Central Headquarters in Lebanon,” shows at least eight planes in a row armed with 2,000-pound bombs.

Some are too far away to clearly identify the exact model, but the closer planes are seen armed with BLU-109 bombs. That model of bomb is also identifiable when the video shows two planes taking off, with one plane carrying six of those munitions. Then the video shows a plane returning at dusk to the Israeli air base without any bombs.


While the video does not show the planes dropping the bombs, Mr. Ball said that videos showing the explosions in the densely populated southern suburbs of Beirut, as well as the damage caused, are consistent with the 2,000-pound bombs carried by the Israeli jets in the video.

A New York Times analysis of verified videos, photos and satellite imagery showed that the attack destroyed at least four apartment buildings that were each at least seven stories tall.

Two senior Israeli defense officials told The Times that more than 80 bombs were dropped over a period of several minutes to kill Mr. Nasrallah, but did not confirm the type of munitions used. The Israeli military did not answer questions from The Times on the bombs seen in this video or used on the attack on Mr. Nasrallah. U.S. government officials referred questions on the munitions to the Israeli military


Israel continued to pound Beirut’s southern suburbs on Saturday. Visual evidence analyzed by The Times shows at least 13 sites were struck on Friday and Saturday across at least three miles of densely developed city. The full extent of the strikes is unclear.

Lebanon’s health ministry said on Saturday that at least 33 people had been killed and more than 195 people injured by the strikes, and the toll is expected to rise with many still buried under rubble.

Mr. Nasrallah’s assassination was a stunning escalation of Israel’s campaign against Hezbollah in a conflict that has gone on for nearly a year. Hezbollah began firing into northern Israel on Oct. 8 in solidarity with Hamas, which is also supported by Iran, and Israel frequently responded, intensifying its attacks dramatically over the last two weeks. That has fueled fears of an all-out regional war that could draw in bigger players like Iran.

The Russian Federation has condemned Israel's killing of Hezbollah leader, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in the Lebanese capital Beirut, describing it as "yet another political assassination".

In a statement issued on Saturday by foreign ministry, it stated that "this forceful action is fraught with even greater dramatic consequences for Lebanon and the entire Middle East."

"The Israeli side could not fail to recognise this danger, but took the step of killing Lebanese citizens, which would almost inevitably provoke a new outburst of violence. Thus, it bears full responsibility for the subsequent escalation," RT quoted the ministry as said.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov had told a UN Security Council meeting on Friday that Israel’s actions in Lebanon only create a “spiral of violence” and risk plunging the entire Middle East into a new bloody conflict.
On Saturday, SaharaReporters reported that Israel announced the killing of group’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah in the attack. Later Hezbollah confirmed the killing of their leader in a media statement.

Israel’s strikes “blatantly violate the sovereignty of… Lebanon,” Lavrov said in his remarks. “Indiscriminate attacks that lead to civilian casualties are absolutely unacceptable.”

The Russian minister also called for an “immediately stop” to the “spiral of violence” before the situation gets out of hand. He also stated that Israel would not be able to achieve its stated goals with such attacks.

“The path of war chosen by the West Jerusalem will not help it bring internally displaced people to the north of the country and will not bring security to the Israeli-Lebanese border area,” he said, adding that Israel failed to achieve its goals in the 2006 Lebanon war despite using “cutting-edge equipment and weapons.”

The Israeli bombings have already killed at least 558 people in Lebanon, including 50 children and 94 women, Lavrov said, adding that more than 1,600 were injured and “tens of thousands had to leave their homes.”
Israel and Hezbollah have sporadically exchanged fire over the past year as the latter had supported the Palestinian cause in light of West Jerusalem's military operation against Hamas.

God1000:
US provided the bombs and planes used in the assassination but they claimed israel didn't inform them in advance

God1000:
US provided the bombs and planes used in the assassination but they claimed israel didn't inform them in advance

Righteousness2:


US did not Provide Planes and Bombs.

ISRAEL used its Billions to Purchase Weapons they need.

udemzyudex:


So what?
Must Israel tell US about every operation it carried out?

You see no issue with Iran sending rockets to hezbollah to harm Israel but you cry about US supplying rockets to Israel, you're a big hypocrite.

God1000:
US provided the bombs and planes used in the assassination but they claimed israel didn't inform them in advance

God1000:




Israel gets free weapons and money from America more than they buy


Israel’s military campaign relies on U.S. weapons, and so U.S. matériel is involved in nearly every facet of Israel’s campaign. For example, Israel uses U.S.-made aircraft like the F-35, F-16, and F-15 to drop U.S.-made bombs, including the MK-84 (2,000 pounds), MK-83 (1,000 pounds), MK-82 (500 pounds), and 250-pound “small diameter” bombs, which can be fitted with U.S.-made Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) guidance kits.

Righteousness2:
See the nonsense lies you proudly parambulating.

Even the Weaponsin the US are majorly produced by Jews in the US

God1000:
US provided the bombs and planes used in the assassination but they claimed israel didn't inform them in advance

God1000:


You don't know that whatever israel does in the middle east is on US neck, it will either make or mar US interest in the region


So they must be informed

God1000:
US provided the bombs and planes used in the assassination but they claimed israel didn't inform them in advance

Righteousness2:
I was Wondering how People were expecting Nasarallah and others to come out alive.
Even if Nasarallah, the Hezebollah Chief Terrorist was putting on the most Sophiscated Bomb Proof on Earth, he would never Survive the Heavy tonnes of BOMB ISRAEL unleashed on that building.

The Hatred towards the Jews drove Nasrallah to plan an invasion of Galilee.

It also led Sinwar to plan an invasion of southern Israel.

Sinwar stole the thunder from Nasrallah by attacking first, leaving Nasrallah no option but to support him.

This hatred blinded them both and led to their downfall. One is officially dead, and the other’s body has yet to be found.




“Their sword shall enter their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.”
(Psalm 37:15)

God1000:




Israel gets free weapons and money from America more than they buy


Israel’s military campaign relies on U.S. weapons, and so U.S. matériel is involved in nearly every facet of Israel’s campaign. For example, Israel uses U.S.-made aircraft like the F-35, F-16, and F-15 to drop U.S.-made bombs, including the MK-84 (2,000 pounds), MK-83 (1,000 pounds), MK-82 (500 pounds), and 250-pound “small diameter” bombs, which can be fitted with U.S.-made Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) guidance kits.


America is the father and God of Israel