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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. |
| The Israeli army responded by attacking targets in southern Lebanon. | |
| Hezbollah sources claimed several Israeli casualties, but Israel said no one was injured on its side. | |
| 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. |
| What's the latest? | |
| According to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), "Hezbollah fired two to three anti-tank missiles from Lebanon, hitting an IDF military outpost and ambulance in northern Israel. | |
| "We fired at the Hezbollah squad responsible. No Israelis were injured in the attack," the IDF said in a tweet. | |
| Radio reports from northern Israel say that residents in some border communities have been sheltering in bunkers after suffering sustained rocket attacks. | |
| Meanwhile, Hezbollah is quoted by local media as saying the movement destroyed an Israeli tank, killing and injuring those on board. | |
| However, it provided no evidence. Israel said it sustained no casualties. | |
| In 2006, Israel and Hezbollah fought a month-long conflict that killed more than 1,000 civilians, most of them Lebanese. |