Hezbollah says it launched a drone attack on northern Israel
Hezbollah, a Lebanese armed group, claimed responsibility for launching a drone attack in northern Israel that resulted in the injury of two Israeli troops and ignited a fire. This incident occurred on Monday and adds to the rising concerns of a potential full-scale regional conflict. The recent deaths of both a prominent Hezbollah leader in Lebanon and the head of Hamas' political branch in Iran have heightened tensions and fears of widespread warfare.
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- Published Date: 10:16 | 05 August 2024
- Modified Date: 10:16 | 05 August 2024
The Lebanese armed group Hezbollah said it launched a drone attack early Monday on northern Israel that the said wounded two Israeli troops and set off a fire.
The violence came as fears of an all-out regional war mount following the killings last week of a senior Hezbollah commander in Lebanon and Hamas' top political leader in Iran.
The Iranian-backed Hezbollah said in a statement it targeted a military base in northern Israel in response to "attacks and assassinations" carried out by Israel in several villages in south Lebanon.
The attack did not appear to be part of a more intense retaliation expected in response to the killing of Hezbollah commander Fouad Shukur in Beirut last week.
The Israeli military said fire services were working to put out a fire that was ignited as a result of the attack in Ayelet HaShahar in the upper Galilee.
Israel and Hezbollah have exchanged near-daily strikes for the past 10 months against the backdrop of the war in Gaza, but they have previously kept the conflict at a low level that had not escalated into full-on war.
Last week's assassinations of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran's capital, Tehran, and Hezbollah commander Shukur in Beirut raised tensions in the region. Israel has been bracing for a retaliation from Iran and its allied militias.
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