Hezbollah’s rocket attack that killed 12 Israeli Druze has exacerbated the already boiling point tensions, setting the stage for an Israel counter-strike to deter the Lebanese terrorist movement.
JERUSALEM – The looming Israeli response against the Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorist movement in Lebanon is said to be imminent in response to the group’s rocket attack on a children’s soccer field on Saturday, resulting in the murders of 12 young people. Early Monday, Israel Defense Forces reportedly executed a drone strike in southern Lebanon, resulting in the deaths of two Hezbollah terrorists. The IDF has not commented on the strike.
Speaking at a press conference on Sunday in Japan, Blinken said 'I emphasize right to defend its citizens and our determination to make sure that they're able to do that,' 'But we also don't want to see the conflict escalate. We don't want to see it spread,' according to Reuters. Blinken also said he was in talks with the U.S. and all but confirmed that it was Hezbollah that fired the rocket from Lebanon. U.S.
Iran Senior Fellow Behnam Ben Taleblu said the rocket came from Iran, 'There should be no surprise that the munition Hezbollah fired at Israel is Iranian in design and origin. After all, when Iranian officials say death to Israel, they mean it. The weapon used in the latest attack is a spin-stabilized artillery rocket called the Falaq-1, which has a range of 10km while carrying a 50kg warhead.
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