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Intense Israeli attacks on Hezbollah in southern Lebanon

2024-01-16 18:04:50, Kosova & Bota CNA

Intense Israeli attacks on Hezbollah in southern Lebanon

Israel launched an intense wave of airstrikes in southern Lebanon, Lebanese security sources and the Israeli military said. This is a rare occasion that Israel announces special forces operations on the border.

Lebanese security sources told Reuters news agency that Israel had carried out at least 16 airstrikes in the Suluki Valley, calling them the "heaviest shelling in a single area" since hostilities in the border area began. months ago.

Iran-backed Hezbollah militants have exchanged fire with Israeli forces along Lebanon's southern border to show support for Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

Hamas militants launched a surprise attack against Israel on October 7, killing over 1,000 people and taking over 200 hostages, prompting a large-scale Israeli military response against Hamas, which has controlled the Gaza Strip since 2007.

The Israeli military said it had carried out "air and artillery strikes" against Hezbollah positions and weapons infrastructure in the forested Suluk Valley "within a short period of time".

Lebanese security sources did not confirm whether Hezbollah targets had been hit, but said the heavily armed group used the valley to launch rockets at Israel.

Israeli radio 'Kan' reported on Tuesday what it called an extremely large attack by the Israeli air force and artillery on dozens of targets in the Suluk Valley.

Hezbollah said on Tuesday it had fired rockets at Israeli troops across the mountainous border.

The Israeli military said special forces had carried out an attack in the Ayta al-Shaab area in southern Lebanon "to eliminate a threat" and that an airstrike had hit a Hezbollah anti-tank missile launcher in the region.

The Israeli army rarely acknowledges the operations of the special forces, while it did not provide details about where they had operated and what kind of threat they had eliminated./ REL





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