- The Cradle: Israeli warplanes bomb targets deep inside Lebanon Archived Message
- The Cradle: Israeli warplanes bomb targets deep inside Lebanon - t February 19, 2024, 9:03 pm
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https://thecradle.co/articles/israeli-warplanes-bomb-targets-deep-inside-lebanon Israel bombed targets near the Lebanese coastal city of Saida (Sidon), 30 km from the border, in one of the deepest strikes within the country since the start of the war with Hezbollah over four months ago. The Lebanese National News Agency (NNA) reported that Israeli warplanes carried out the bombings, which occurred in the Ghaziyeh industrial area 3 km south of Saida. Local sources say the strikes targeted a warehouse belonging to a generator manufacturing plant, an iron manufacturing plant, and a car. Diesel fuel leaked from barrels in the targeted generator manufacturing warehouse, causing major fires. The strikes lightly injured 8 people. Israeli army spokesman Avichay Adraee claimed the strikes targeted "Hezbollah arms depots near Sidon in response to the explosion of a hostile aircraft whose debris was found near the Tiberias area (in northern Israel) this afternoon." "We will continue to forcefully respond to Hezbollah's attacks," Adraee added. Israel continues to escalate the war against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. Eleven people were killed by Israeli airstrikes in several areas of the south on 14 February, including an entire family in the city of Nabatiyeh. The strikes came after rocket attacks on several Israeli military sites that morning. Hezbollah carried out large rocket and missile attacks on the northern Israeli settlement of Kiryat Shmona the following day in response. https://twitter.com/i/status/1759599596131570059 Two-hundred fifty-two people have been killed in southern Lebanon as a result of Israeli bombardment and fighting between the Lebanese resistance and Israel, according to a recent tally. The death toll includes civilians, journalists, and resistance fighters from Hezbollah and the Amal Movement. In total, 33 civilians, three journalists, 204 Hezbollah members, 11 Amal Movement members, and one Lebanese army soldier have been killed. Until now, the fighting between Israel and the Lebanese resistance groups has primarily been limited to the border areas. But Israeli leaders have been using increasingly aggressive rhetoric in recent weeks. Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on Thursday that the Israeli jets flying over Lebanon “have heavier bombs for more distant targets.” Israeli fighter jets were heard over Beirut that evening. Immediately following the 7 October Hamas attack on Israeli settlements and military bases, some Israeli generals pushed for a pre-emptive full-scale war against Hezbollah in Lebanon. |
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