Israel Destroyed Active Nuclear Site In Iran Holding Sophisticated Equipment

Tel Aviv: Israel h carried attacks targeting active nuclear research sites in Iran, last month in October, various media reports have said. y said targets were carried out against nuclear research facilities in Parchin, a development confirmed by three US officials, a current and anor former Israeli officials.

report has surfaced as United Nations watchdog is preparing to vote on censuring Iran after it refused to cooperate with its officials in view of anor report that claimed Iran h told Biden ministration in October it would not seek to assassinate US president-elect Donald Trump .

Israel launched attacks in Iran last month destroying crucial equipment that were used to design explosives which could have used Uranium in nuclear device, once again restricting Tehran’s nuclear research.

In anor development, Israeli ground forces reached ir deepest point in Lebanon since y inved six weeks ago, before pulling back early Saturday after fierce battles with Hezbollah militants, Lebanese state media reported.

Israeli troops captured a strategic hill in sourn Lebanese village of Chamaa, about 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Israeli border early Saturday, state-run National News Agency reported. It said Israeli troops were later pushed back from hill.

It ded that Israeli troops detonated Shrine of Shimon Prophet in Chamaa as well as several homes before y withdrew, but claim could not be immediately verified.

Israel's military said in a statement that its troops “continue ir limited, localized, and targeted operational activity in sourn Lebanon.” military did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Lebanese media reports.

push on ground came as Israeli warplanes pounded Beirut’s sourn suburbs as well as several or areas in sourn Lebanon including port city of Tyre.

morning strike in Beirut hit an area known as Dahiyeh, which Israeli military called a Hezbollah stronghold, saying its planes h hit multiple sites used by militant group. Residents were given vance warning by Israel, and it was not immediately clear wher re were any casualties.

increase of violence came as Lebanese and Hezbollah officials are studying a draft proposal presented by U.S. earlier this week on ending war.

Since late September, Israel dramatically escalated its bombardment of Lebanon, vowing to cripple Hezbollah and end its barrages in Israel. More than 3,400 people have been killed in Lebanon by Israeli fire — 80% of m in eight weeks — according to Lebanon’s Health Ministry.

With inputs from AP