President Trump holds a news conference at the White House
Aug. 5, 2020
It Would Be A Costly, Unlikely Blunder If Israel Were Responsible For The Beirut ExplosionAug. 5, 2020
Aug. 4 - As the smoke clears over Beirut, and rescuers struggle to aid survivors of a massive explosion that killed at least 78 people and wounded more than 4,000, an ominous question hangs in the air:
Was Israel responsible?
Israel denies any involvement. Lebanon’s government and Hezbollah militants – never shy about blaming their arch-enemy Israel for any misfortune – say the disaster was an accident caused by volatile explosive material in a warehouse. If Israel were in fact responsible, the result could be a war with Hezbollah and Hezbollah’s patron Iran that could even embroil the United States and other nations in a vast Middle East conflagration.
Complicating matters is that U.S. President Donald Trump quickly asserted that the explosion was the result of an attack.
Beirut blast horror: Chemical explosion tears through Lebanese capital 'like a nuclear bomb' levelling buildings, killing dozens and wounding THOUSANDS - with boom heard as far away as Cyprus
Aug. 5 - A massive explosion in the Lebanese capital of Beirut has killed at least 73 people, left thousands more injured and wreaked devastation on the city.
The country's health minister said more than 3,700 have been wounded following the blast at the city's industrial port, where hazardous chemicals are stored in warehouses.
Dramatic footage from around 6pm local time yesterday shows smoke billowing from the harbour area shortly before an enormous fireball explodes into the sky and blankets the city in a thick mushroom cloud. .. more
Aug. 5 - A massive explosion in the Lebanese capital of Beirut has killed at least 73 people, left thousands more injured and wreaked devastation on the city.
The country's health minister said more than 3,700 have been wounded following the blast at the city's industrial port, where hazardous chemicals are stored in warehouses.
Dramatic footage from around 6pm local time yesterday shows smoke billowing from the harbour area shortly before an enormous fireball explodes into the sky and blankets the city in a thick mushroom cloud. .. more
