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How eight Israeli fighter jets used 85 bunker-buster bombs to kill Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut

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Last updated: September 29, 2024, 21:58 UTC
Published: Sunday, September 29, 2024, at 21:58 UTC
Category: Military
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Eight Air Force F-15 fighter jets used 85 bunker-buster bombs to kill General Hassan Nasrallah in southern Beirut, Libanon.

The Israeli Air Force F-15 fighter jets of the 69th Squadron took off from Hatzerim Airbase to kill Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut on Friday.

85 of bunker-busting bombs were dropped by the fighter jets on Hezbollah’s underground headquarters in the Dahiyeh suburb of Beirut in the attack, according to the military.

According to an analyst cited by the New York Times, the eight F-15I jets were equipped with at least 15 2,000-pound munitions with an American-made precision guidance system that attaches to bombs.

BREAKING: The moment the body of Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah was retrieved from the bombing site in Haret Hreik, in southern Beirut. pic.twitter.com/EjZgmgG1ck

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) September 29, 2024

The body of Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah was recovered on Sunday from the site of an Israeli airstrike in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Reuters news agency reported.

The body was recovered on Saturday and transferred to a hospital, where tests are being conducted to determine the exact nature of the injuries and the cause of death. 

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