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Two killed and many wounded in Israeli airstrikes after Hezbollah drone launch

From Naharnet · () English

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  • Israeli airstrikes killed two people and wounded at least 10 others in southern Lebanon and West Bekaa, according to the account.
  • Israel said the strikes followed an explosive Hezbollah drone attack that caused no casualties after the drone was shot down.
  • Israel also said it had taken control of the strategic Ali al-Taher ridge, while Lebanon and the United Nations reported continuing insecurity and destruction despite a June framework agreement.

Two young men riding a motorcycle were killed in Nabatieh as Israel carried out a series of airstrikes across southern Lebanon and, for the first time in three months, the West Bekaa. Rescuers took their bodies to a local hospital, the National News Agency reported.

The strikes killed two people and wounded one in Nabatieh’s Rweiss neighborhood. Eight people were wounded in al-Ramadiyeh in the Tyre district, and another was wounded in Ain el-Tineh in West Bekaa. Rescue teams were still working in Maifadoun in the Nabatieh district. Israel also struck al-Kfour, areas around the Ali al-Taher ridge and the al-Jabbour area.

The Israeli army said the attacks responded to an explosive drone launched by Hezbollah at Israeli forces in the so-called security zone in southern Lebanon. It said troops shot down the drone and that it caused no casualties. Israel announced on Thursday that it had taken control of the strategic Ali al-Taher ridge in the Nabatieh region.

prevent the enemy from re-establishing itself in the area

· Israel KatzThe Israeli defense minister described the military’s stated objective after Israel announced control of the Ali al-Taher ridge.

Defense Minister Israel Katz said the military would work to “prevent the enemy from re-establishing itself in the area.” The quoted position frames the strikes as part of an effort to block Hezbollah’s return to the zone.

Israel and Hezbollah have exchanged fire since March, when the Tehran-backed group launched rockets at northern Israel in support of Iran during a U.S.-Israeli war against the Islamic Republic. Israel responded with airstrikes and a ground invasion that Lebanon says has killed more than 4,300 people. Fighting has eased since a U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding and an Israel-Lebanon framework agreement in June, but Lebanon continues to report Israeli strikes. U.N. humanitarian coordinator Imran Riza said families returning to Nabatieh faced widespread destruction, a lack of basic services, ongoing insecurity and uncertainty.

face widespread destruction, lack of basic services, ongoing insecurity and uncertainty

· Imran RizaThe U.N. humanitarian coordinator for Lebanon described conditions facing families returning to Nabatieh.
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Originally published by Naharnet in English. 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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