As more details emerge about the Israeli attack that killed Hezbollah's leader in Beirut, analysts say it's likely US-made 2,000 pound 'bunker buster' bombs were used in the strikes carried out in the densely populated neighbourhood.
The IDF has said that more than 80 bombs were dropped over a period of several minutes to kill Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut .A US senator has said an American heavy bomb was used in the strikes that killed Hezbollah 's leader.
Other buildings sank into the ground, surrounded by pancaked concrete and twisted metal spanning an area larger than a soccer field. 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.The Israeli military told residents in parts of Beirut's southern suburbs to evacuate late on Friday.
US officials said they did not know Israel was going to launch an air strike aimed at killing Nasrallah.Hezbollah has been designated as a terrorist group by the US and Australia.What we know about US pause on heavy bomb supply to Israel Although the US announced that it had halted shipments of heavy bombs to Israel, Mr Shoebridge said Israel would likely have a stockpile.The Mark 84, or BLU-117, is the largest in the Mark 80 series of weapons known as "bunker busters".Malcolm Davies, senior analyst in defence capability at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute , said there were different variations of the heavy bombs.
"Despite its the devastation, this was a precisely targeted attack that killed the most senior leader of this long-term terrorist organisation, plus a bunch of his associated most senior leaders," Mr Shoebridge said. Hamas militants killed about 1,200 people during the October 7 terrorist attacks on Israel, and took at least 250 hostages back to Gaza, according to Israeli authorities.Photo shows A man speaks into a microphone with his hand in the air
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