IDF jets hit a number of launch sites in southern Lebanon in response to Hezbollah attacks, which in turn were launched after Israeli strikes killed four Hezbollah officials.
Israel hit back at Hezbollah today after the Lebanese militants fired a massive salvo of 160 projectiles into the Jewish state, in the latest cross-border escalation.
Israel responded to the terror attack - which saw 1,200 people killed in Israel and around 250 kidnapped - by launching an assault on the Palestinian territory of Gaza with the mission to wiping out Hamas and rescuing the hostages. Taleb's death came amid rising escalation along the Lebanon-Israel border that has seen Hezbollah intensify its attacks on northern Israel. Pictured: Smoke rises after Israeli airstrike hits Hiyam, Lebanon on June 8
However, there are concerns that escalating fighting could scupper a deal, with some Israeli voices urging Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to push ahead with the mission to destroy Hamas and also strike Hezbollah with more force. The Israeli strike destroyed a house in Jwaya where Abdullah and three other officials were holding a meeting, about six miles from the border, late on Tuesday.
Smoke billows during Israeli bombardment on the southern Lebanese border village of Khiam on June 5, 2024 'A short while ago, approximately 90 projectiles were identified crossing from Lebanon,' it said, adding that several were intercepted but others struck inside Israel sparking fires in parts of the north.
'Israel Fire and Rescue Services are currently operating to extinguish the fires that broke out as a result of the launches,' the military said. Smoke rises above south Lebanon following an Israeli strike amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Israel's border, May 5
The Iran-backed group is thought to have around 100,000 soldiers and is heavily militarised, with its arsenal of weapons containing tanks, missile and artillery, anti-air weapons, anti-tank weapons and even UAVs . The IDF's chief of staff has said the Israeli army is 'ready' to attack to the group, and is close to deciding on a course of action.
Hamas has expressed support for the broad outline of the deal but wariness over whether Israel would implement its terms. Qatar and Egypt, which have been key mediators alongside the United States, said they were studying it.
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