Israel Hezbollah War Highlights: Iran preparing to launch missile attack, says US as Israel strikes Beirut

Israel Hezbollah War Live News Updates: Israel carried out two attacks on Beirut on Tuesday afternoon, striking the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital and the city's southern entrance, two security sources said.A high-rise building was hit in the city's Jnah area.The Israeli military said it was targeting the Lebanese capital and had carried out a "precise strike."Meanwhile, US has indicated that Iran is preparing an imminent ballistic missile attack against Israel, warning that any such assault would have "severe" consequences for Tehran.The warning came as Israel said it had launched a ground offensive in Lebanon to target the Iran-backed militia Hezbollah, whose leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli air strike last week."The United States has indications that Iran is preparing to imminently launch a ballistic missile attack against Israel," a senior White House official told AFP on condition of anonymity."We are actively supporting defensive preparations to defend Israel against this attack."The United States and other western allies stepped in to help defend Israel against a combined Iranian missile and drone attack in April, which Tehran launched in retaliation for an Israeli strike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus.The US official added: "A direct military attack from Iran against Israel will carry severe consequences for Iran."However, Israel army says not detected 'aerial threat' from Iran 'for now', adding that it was ready to 'defend and attack'.