Israel bombs southern Lebanon in response to Hezbollah missile attack

Hezbollah admitted to launching precision missiles at Israeli positions, and vowed to respond "decisively" to attacks on Lebanese territory.

A Lebanese security source said Hezbollah fired two precision missiles at Israel. Hezbollah and Israel have long had fractious relations.

Smoke rises from the village of Dhayra after an Israeli shelling. (Photo: Reuters)

Following the above information, the Israeli army also announced that it had carried out an airstrike on a Hezbollah garrison in Lebanon. It is currently unclear whether there were any casualties in the incident.

Residents of the southern Lebanese town of Rmeish said they heard Israeli shelling nearby. Reuters quoted a security source as saying that Israeli shells targeted a rocket launch site around Dhayra, near Arab al-Aramshe.

Local Lebanese television station al-Jadeed broadcast images of white smoke billowing from a forest near several homes and farmland in Dhayra.

Lebanese say the recent violence has brought back memories of the summer of 2006, when Hezbollah and Israel fought a brutal month-long battle.

The latest tensions in the Middle East flared up after Hamas militants launched an attack on Israeli territory on October 7. Clashes and shelling left about 900 Palestinians dead and more than 4,500 injured, while Israel recorded more than 1,000 dead and more than 3,400 injured.

After Israel declared a state of war and launched a retaliatory campaign against the Gaza Strip, Hamas called on all Palestinians to take up arms and fight, and asked for support from Islamic organizations and Arab states in the region.

Kong Anh (Source: Reuters)

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