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Hezbollah fires rockets into Israel from Lebanon | Hezbollah fires rockets into Israel from Lebanon |
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The Lebanese Shia militant group, Hezbollah, has fired several anti-tank rockets into northern Israel in retaliation for a reported Israeli drone attack in Beirut last week. | The Lebanese Shia militant group, Hezbollah, has fired several anti-tank rockets into northern Israel in retaliation for a reported Israeli drone attack in Beirut last week. |
Israeli military sources confirmed that rockets were fired towards an Israeli army base and military vehicles. | Israeli military sources confirmed that rockets were fired towards an Israeli army base and military vehicles. |
Hezbollah sources say that there were a number of Israeli casualties. | |
Those reports have not been confirmed by Israel, which has responded by attacking targets in southern Lebanon. | Those reports have not been confirmed by Israel, which has responded by attacking targets in southern Lebanon. |
The Lebanese military earlier said an Israeli drone had entered its airspace and dropped incendiary material on a forest along the border. | The Lebanese military earlier said an Israeli drone had entered its airspace and dropped incendiary material on a forest along the border. |
The Israeli army has acknowledged it started a fire. Tensions on the frontier have escalated in recent days. | The Israeli army has acknowledged it started a fire. Tensions on the frontier have escalated in recent days. |
Hezbollah, which is backed by Iran, has threatened to carry out an attack against Israel. | Hezbollah, which is backed by Iran, has threatened to carry out an attack against Israel. |
It accuses Israel of trying to carry out a drone attack in Lebanon's capital Beirut last week. | It accuses Israel of trying to carry out a drone attack in Lebanon's capital Beirut last week. |