The Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah announced today that it had targeted a military base in the north “for the second time” Israel in response “to the recent killings and attacks against civilians” in Lebanon and Syria.
In a statement, Hezbollah said it targeted the Meron base “with a large number of missiles.” This base had also been targeted by the Shia movement on January 6, in retaliation for the strike attributed to Israel that killed its second in command. Hamas, in Beirut. In recent weeks Israel has been repeatedly accused of a series of attacks against its officials Iran and allies of those who support the Palestinian Hamas, in Syria and Lebanon, raising concerns about the spread of the war to Gaza.
On Saturday, 13 people, including five advisers to Iran's Revolutionary Guards, were killed in Damascus in an airstrike attributed to Israel, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Tehran has vowed to respond to this blow. On January 8, Hezbollah announced the death of Wissam Tawil, who was considered the “commander of the al-Radwan force,” the Islamist movement's elite unit, another blow attributed to Israel.
On January 2, Hamas second-in-command Saleh al-Aruri and six other Palestinian movement officials were killed in drone strikes attributed to Israel in a southern suburb of Beirut, a stronghold of Hezbollah. After Hamas's unprecedented attack on Israel on October 7, exchanges of fire on the Israeli-Lebanese border are almost daily between the Israeli army and Hezbollah.
The Shiite movement often announces that it is targeting Israeli army positions along the border in a show of support for the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Israel responds by bombing Hezbollah “infrastructure” and its fighters in border areas.
Today the number of people killed by Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon since the start of the war has exceeded 200, including 147 Hezbollah fighters, according to an AFP tally.
In Israel the authorities have announced the death of nine soldiers and six civilians.
Source: News Beast
With 6 years of experience, I bring to the table captivating and informative writing in the world news category. My expertise covers a range of industries, including tourism, technology, forex and stocks. From brief social media posts to in-depth articles, I am dedicated to creating compelling content for various platforms.
