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Following Israeli attack, Lebanon responds with ‘barrage of missiles’

Beirut. A barrage of missiles was launched from Lebanon towards the north Israel, “numerous interceptions of (defense system) Iron Dome were visible over Galilee,” the newspaper reported yesterday Times of Israel.

The first videos of the airstrike appeared on social media, showing the Israeli anti-aircraft system in operation; hours earlier, Tel Aviv announced that it had attacked Hezbollah targets in Lebanon.

The Islamic Resistance (Hezbollah) included the new settlement of Beit Hillel in its bombing program and attacked it “for the first time with dozens of rockets Katyusha“, explained a statement from the pro-Iranian militia, an action in solidarity with the Palestinian people and in response to the Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon, where at least seven civilians were injured yesterday after a drone hit the center of Deresrian.

Israeli drones fired a guided missile at the city center in the Marjayoun district, which left Five minors between 13 and 16 years old, with serious injuriesa local source explained to the Spunik news agency.

New loss of leader

On the other hand, the Israeli army reported yesterday in a statement that it eliminated a important terrorist Hezbollah’s Ali Nazi Abdul in an offensive in Al Bazuria,

there He was a key terrorist on Hezbollah’s southern front. who participated in terrorist activitieshis death It represents significant damage to the functioning of the extremist group’s southern front.the Israel Defense Forces said. Ali is the second senior commander Hezbollah has lost in three days.

On Wednesday, July 31, military commander Fuad Shukr was killed in an Israeli strike that hit a building in a southern suburb of the Lebanese capital, Beirut.

Meanwhile, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard detailed in a statement that the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh was an action Designed and carried out by the Zionist regime and supported by the United States.

The statement, which was broadcast on television, said a rocket with a seven-kilogram warhead was used to attack the residence where Haniyeh was staying in the capital, Tehran, on Wednesday, adding that it caused serious damage.

Haniyeh was in Iran to attend the inauguration ceremony of newly elected Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.

Meanwhile, the American aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt is heading for the Strait of Hormuz amid heightened tensions in the region, the US Army’s Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed on its X account.

Israeli Army Radio reported that the ship is now in the waters of the strait, just 10 kilometres from the Iranian coast.

Washington did not give details about the ship’s position or its final destination. The day before yesterday, Pentagon Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said that they would report on the ship’s fate in the next few hours. the steps necessary to mitigate the possibility of a regional escalation by Iran or any of its allies.

Leave Beirut, British and Americans are advised to leave

Amid rising tensions in the region, the United States and Britain have urged their fellow citizens to leave Lebanon.

The US embassy recalled that several airlines have suspended or cancelled flights, but assured that there are still opportunities available, even if they are not the most propitious, to leave the country.

We encourage those wishing to leave Lebanon to book any travel to make their return possible, even if the flight does not leave immediately or does not follow the route originally chosen.the embassy explained in an alert published yesterday.

Tensions are high and the situation could deteriorate rapidly.warned British Foreign Secretary David Lammy, who also added that My message to British citizens there is clear: leave now..


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– 2024-08-06 05:34:29

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