Israel has launched a series of overnight strikes against sites in Lebanon where the Israeli military says Hezbollah terrorists operate. The attacks followed two waves of deadly explosions of electronic devices across Lebanon.
Israeli strikes targeted infrastructure in southern Lebanon, including the areas of Chihine, Tayibe, Blida, Meiss El Jabal, Aitaroun and Kfarkela, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Thursday. Israel also struck a Hezbollah weapons depot in Khiam.
“The IDF will continue to operate against the threat of the Hezbollah terrorist organization to defend the State of Israel,” the IDF said in a statement.
The attacks followed two waves of deadly explosions across Lebanon, with electronic devices detonating in near-simultaneous blasts on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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The Israel Defense Forces said it struck Hezbollah infrastructure sites in Lebanon on Thursday. (Israel Defense Forces)
Hundreds of pagers used by Hezbollah members exploded on Tuesday, killing 12 people, including two children, and wounding 2,800 others.
People gather outside American University Hospital after the arrival of several men who were injured when handheld pagers exploded in Beirut, Lebanon, on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Bassam Masri)
On Wednesday, another wave of electronic devices detonated, killing at least 25 people and wounding more than 450. Hezbollah officials said the devices included walkie-talkies and solar kits.
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Israel has been largely blamed for the two rounds of deadly explosions. The Israeli government has not commented on the matter.
On Wednesday, a senior US official confirmed to Fox News that Israel is behind the explosions of pagers used by Hezbollah members in Lebanon.
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The explosions that rocked Lebanon have deepened fears of an escalation into all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah.
