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Israel says it is striking southern Lebanon and urges evacuation

From Aftenposten · () Norwegian

Translated from Norwegian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • The Israeli military said it was conducting strikes in southern Lebanon and urged residents of Arab Salim to evacuate.
  • Israel said the attacks responded to a Hezbollah drone attack targeting Israeli soldiers and that two drones were intercepted.
  • No Israeli soldiers were reported injured, while Hezbollah had not commented on the strikes.

The Israeli military says it is carrying out strikes in southern Lebanon and has urged residents of the town of Arab Salim to evacuate.

The Israel Defense Forces said the attacks came in response to a Hezbollah drone attack against Israeli soldiers. The IDF also said it had shot down two drones in an area of southern Lebanon that Israel calls the “security zone.”

No Israeli soldiers were reported injured. The strikes marked the second time in less than 24 hours that Israel had attacked southern Lebanon, according to the report. Hezbollah had not commented on the attack.

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Originally published by Aftenposten in Norwegian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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