Israel launches airstrikes in Lebanon
13:53 UTC+8, 2024-08-25
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Israel launched "a string of airstrikes" in Lebanon on Sunday morning, targeting positions held by the Lebanese Hezbollah group in a pre-emptive move.
13:53 UTC+8, 2024-08-25
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Reuters
Smoke rises from the southern Lebanese town of Khiam as pictured from Marjayoun, near the border with Israel, on August 25, 2024.
Israel launched "a string of airstrikes" in Lebanon on Sunday morning, targeting positions held by the Lebanese Hezbollah group in a pre-emptive move, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Spokesman Daniel Hagari said.
"Dozens of warplanes" participated in the attack, Hagari told a press conference, describing the attack as "a self-defense act to remove threats."
Shortly afterward, Hezbollah announced it had launched a large-scale drone attack on Israel in retaliation for the killing of one of its senior commanders in Beirut, triggering air raid sirens in northern Israel.
Source: Xinhua
Editor: Wang Qingchu
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