Israel strikes southern Lebanon in ‘self-defence’, Hezbollah retaliates for commander’s killing
The strikes killed at least three people in Lebanon, while no casualties were reported from Israel.
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Israel on Sunday said its military had launched a series of airstrikes towards southern Lebanon in “a self-defence act”.
According to the Israel Defense Forces, the strikes came after it detected that Lebanon-based militant group Hezbollah was planning to launch rockets and drones towards the Israeli territory.
Later in the day, Hezbollah announced it had launched an attack on Israeli military positions as an initial response to the killing of Fouad Shukur, a top military commander of the militant group.
Shukur was killed on July 30 in Israeli strikes on Beirut, following which, Hezbollah warned that “the warmongering and terrorist Zionist regime will receive harsh punishment in the suitable time, place, and capacity”.
Hezbollah and Israel have exchanged near-daily strikes for the past 10 months amid Tel Aviv’s war on the besieged Palestinian enclave of Gaza. Hezbollah is an ally of the Palestinian militant group Hamas.
However, the latest exchange of fire between Hezbollah and Israel is being seen as a significant escalation in the tensions in West Asia.
The strikes on Sunday killed at least three people in Lebanon, while there were no reports of casualties in Israel, reported the Associated Press.
Lebanon’s Health Ministry reported that two persons were killed and two others wounded in the strikes in southern Lebanon. Additionally, Amal,...
