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Israel warns Iranian plane not to land at Beirut airport

Israel allegedly breached the communications network of the control tower at Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport and warned an Iranian plane about to land, causing the plane to turn around and return to Tehran, Israeli media reported on Saturday.

Israel reportedly hacked into the Beirut control tower communications system and warned that it would not allow a Qasem Air cargo plane, flight number QFZ9964, to land as it approached to land.

Lebanese Transport Minister Ali Hamieh told the Lebanese newspaper An-Nahar that the IDF intercepted the radio frequency of the international airport's control tower and warned that they would attack the airport if an Iranian civilian plane en route to Lebanon landed there would .

The minister reported that he quickly intervened and banned the plane from landing.

Lebanese civilians in Beirut's central Martyrs Square fleeing nightly Israeli attacks in southern Beirut, Lebanon, September 28, 2024 (Credit: REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir)

IDF attacks Hezbollah leadership in Beirut

The tension over the landing of Iranian flights in Lebanon stems from the official announcement by the IDF spokesman that the IDF has arrested Hezbollah's co-founder and leader, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, along with Ali Karaki, the commander of Hezbollah's southern front, and other commanders Hezbollah eliminated.

After the announcement announcing the name of the operation as “New Order,” the IDF Chief of Staff stated: “This is not the end of our arsenal. The message is simple: To anyone who threatens the citizens of the State of Israel – we know how to reach you.”

The IDF further reported that “IAF fighter jets, guided by precise information from the intelligence department and security system, targeted Hezbollah's central headquarters, located underground under a residential building in the Dahieh district of Beirut. It was at the headquarters and coordinated terrorist activities against the citizens of the State of Israel.”



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