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were among the dead, the Lebanese health ministry said
Israeli officials said many of those killed were members of the Lebanese militia Hezbollah, and argued that the group had placed rocket
launchers in private homes.
The strikes were a major escalation just days after an attack in which pagers and walkie-talkies owned by
Hezbollah members exploded
The strikes occurred as world leaders including Netanyahu were descending upon New York for the annual high-level meeting of the United
Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin has spoken to Israeli counterpart Yoav Gallant several times in recent days, stressing the need for a
projectiles were fired early on Monday
Hezbollah has access to a new type of rocket that can reach as far as 100 kilometers and carry 170 kilograms of explosives in its warhead,
the organisation said on its Telegram channel over the weekend.
Hezbollah said it had targeted Israeli army sites north of Haifa as sirens
sounded, including in civilian areas
Israeli medics said eight people were wounded in northern Israel as a result of the Hezbollah assault
on Friday morning and to head back to Israel Saturday night
Hezbollah and Lebanon blamed Israel for blowing up thousands of pagers and walkie talkies mostly used by members of the group
is a Shiite militant organisation that, like Hamas, Iran has trained and funded
It is considered the most powerful non-state force in the Middle East, with tens of thousands of missiles and fighters at its disposal
spokesperson, Daniel Hagari.
The Israeli government says Sinwar masterminded the Oct
7 attack on Israel that triggered the war in Gaza
for long-deadlocked talks mediated by the US, Qatar and Egypt.
The US has said that a cease-fire in Gaza will help calm regional tensions
1,200 people and took 250 hostage with its assault last Oct
