Hezbollah has fired a missile at the headquarters of Israeli spy agency Mossad as part of a wave of attacks in response to fresh airstrikes across southern Lebanon.
A surface-to-air missile fired at the headquarters of Israel i spy agency Mossad was one of a number of attacks launched by Hezbollah and Israel on Wednesday, as Lebanese officials pleaded for the United States to intervene and halt the violence.against what they say are Hezbollah targets just north of its border, killing over 560 people and leaving thousands more wounded.
Israel's Defence Forces have spent two full days conducting major attacks against what they say are Hezbollah targets just north of its border, killing over 560 people and leaving thousands more wounded. Picture: AP Photo/Oded Balilty, File In a statement, IDF spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani said it was the first time Hezbollah had managed to launch a missile into central Israel, adding it had been heading toward civilian areas before it was shut down.âï¸Following the launch of a Hezbollah surface-to-surface missile toward central Israel, the IAF struck the launcher from which the missile was fired in the area of Nafakhiyeh, Lebanon.
While US President Joe Biden had earlier told the United Nations General Assembly"full-scale war is not in anyone’s interest. Even if a situation has escalated, a diplomatic solution is still possible", Mr Bou Habib suggested such sentiments"would not solve this problem" as he urged more direct involvement.
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