Israel's president pledges to 'dismantle' Hezbollah
發佈日期: 2026-03-12 01:38
TVB News
As the Iran war rages, Tehran continued to launch attacks on targets across the Arab Gulf, while Bahrain and other neighbouring states announced intercepting Iranian missiles and drones.
Meanwhile, an upward spiral of hostilities was reported in Lebanon as Israeli troops and the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah traded blows on the front. The Israeli president vowed Israel will do whatever is necessary to dismantle the capabilities of Hezbollah.
An Iranian attack struck a residential building in Bahrain's capital, Manama, in the early hours of Tuesday, killing a woman and injuring eight others.
The island kingdom, which plays host to US Navy's 5th Fleet headquarters, vowed its air defence systems would continue to respond to "heinous" Iranian attacks.
A spokesperson for the Bahrain National Communications Centre announced three missiles and three drones were destroyed on Tuesday, adding they have intercepted a total of 105 missiles and 176 drones fired from Iran since the start of the war.
Separately, Israeli warplanes flew at low altitude over Beirut as they fired multiple airstrike salvos targeting Hezbollah's financial arm, al-Qard al-Hasan, in the city's southern suburbs.
Heavy smoke plumes could be seen rising above the skyline.
In central Beirut's Aicha Bakkar neighborhood, authorities said four people were injured after Israelis struck an apartment building without prior warning.
Israeli ground forces' "focused raids" were also underway in the south of Lebanon.
Hezbollah said they hit Israeli troops and fired rockets into northern Israel in the latest round of fighting between the two sides that started on March 2nd. This as Israel claimed it killed one of Hezbollah's military commanders.
Israeli President Issac Herzog said his country has no desire to attack anyone but is determined to "completely dismantle" the Lebanese militant group if it just thinks of continuing to "harass and threaten."
On Wednesday, Iranian authorities stated that banks and financial institutions are now targets in the Middle East after the killing of a staff at bank in Tehran during Israeli-American airstrikes.
The announcement especially put Dubai at risk, which is home to many international financial institutions, and Saudi Arabia. Authorities said four people were injured as two Iranian drones struck near Dubai International Airport.
Airlines have canceled or diverted flights to and from the Middle East in some of the busiest aviation corridors connecting Europe and Asia.
An Indian technology entrepreneur stranded by the disruption elaborated on his journey heading out of Doha after spending nearly a week waiting.
He said, "When we are at the border crossing, getting our immigration and the visa done, the phones in the immigration control were blaring with alarms about attacks over Doha. And we also heard some explosions far away. Life is unpredictable and sometimes it takes you on a different path and (I'm) just glad to be safe and back home."
