The moment a bomb dropped during an Israeli airstrike was captured with remarkable detail on Tuesday, Oct. 22, by an Associated Press photographer. Israel Defense Forces allege the building struck held Hezbollah weapons stockpiles.
IDF officials warned people to evacuate the building around 40 minutes before the strikes, giving journalists time to take the photos.
In the photos, it shows a warning blast on the roof of the structure and then a bomb dropped from a fighter jet that was falling toward the building. The photographer credits his detailed pictures to his ability to “maintain stability” in “critical moments.”
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The IDF also released video of the strike, which it says was one of several Hezbollah weapons facilities in Lebanon’s capital. While the building was demolished in the blast, there were no immediate reports of any casualties.
Israel has ramped up airstrikes over the past several weeks, killing much of Hezbollah’s top leadership, including a top official on Wednesday, Oct. 23, who many believed would have become the group’s next leader.
Tags: Beirut, Bombing, hezbollah, Israel, Israel Defense Forces, Lebanon, Missile Strike, Tel Aviv, War
[LAUREN TAYLOR]
THE MOMENT A BOMB WAS DROPPED DURING AN ISRAELI AIRSTRIKE IN BEIRUT WAS CAPTURED WITH REMARKABLE DETAIL THIS WEEK.
THE BUILDING STRUCK TUESDAY ALLEGEDLY HELD HEZBOLLAH WEAPONS STOCKPILES.
I-D-F OFFICIALS WARNED PEOPLE TO EVACUATE THE BUILDING 40 MINUTES BEFORE THE STRIKES, GIVING JOURNALISTS TIME TO TAKE THE PHOTOS.
YOU CAN SEE IN THE PICTURES A WARNING BLAST ON THE ROOF OF THE STRUCTURE THEN A BOMB DROPPED FROM A FIGHTER JET FALLING TOWARD THE BUILDING.
THE PHOTOGRAPHER CREDITS HIS ABILITY TO TAKE PICTURES DURING CHAOS TO MAINTAINING “STABILITY” IN “CRITICAL MOMENTS.”
THE I-D-F ALSO RELEASED VIDEO OF THE STRIKE, WHICH IT SAYS WAS ONE OF SEVERAL HEZBOLLAH WEAPONS FACILITIES IN LEBANON’S CAPITAL.
WHILE THE BUILDING WAS DEMOLISHED IN THE BLAST, THERE WERE NO IMMEDIATE REPORTS OF ANY CASUALTIES.
ISRAEL HAS ALSO RAMPED UP AIRSTRIKES OVER THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS, KILLING MUCH OF HEZBOLLAH’S TOP LEADERSHIP, INCLUDING A TOP OFFICIAL WEDNESDAY MANY BELIEVED WOULD’VE BECOME THE GROUP’S NEXT LEADER.
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